March 15, 2000

That is this week's question. With the recent momentum toward B2B (business-to-business) companies, have we neglected the consumer-oriented ventures? Paul Larson (TMF Parlay) and Rick Aristotle Munarriz (TMF Edible) are Dueling Fools.

Paul sees explosive growth potential in the B2B sector while Rick wonders why the promising B2C sector has been picked over.

Who is right? You can vote when you're done. Then, if you're in the mood to check out yesterday's fashions, check out our Limited <% if gsSubBrand = "aolsnapshot" then Response.Write("(NYSE: LTD)") else Response.Write("(NYSE: LTD)") end if %> Duel Flashback.

The Bull Argument... The Internet is an invention that begets more inventions. I believe that the B2B sub-invention may just be the most profound innovation of our times. It's not that often that, for all practical purposes, we as investors can watch the entire economy be reformed and rewired. Continue »

The Bear Argument... Hey you, yes you, step aside. You just don't matter anymore. Consumers? Bah! You and I don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy market. The recent rush to dismiss the Internet's front-line players is neither surprising nor permanent. Continue »

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