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Experts: Gateway Is Ideal Takeover Target: Page 5 of 5

Rob Enderle, principal analyst at Enderle Group of San Jose, Calif., also finds Gateway shares expensive, but anticipates increased pressure to consolidate in 2005 as PC sales fall and consumers put off purchases ahead of Microsoft's new operating system release in 2006.

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