Automaker offering $5 per month computers to its workers

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Thursday, Feb. 3, 2000 | 11:39 a.m.

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

DETROIT -- Ford Motor Co. is offering Hewlett-Packard personal computers to its 350,000 employees worldwide for their home use.

The three-year deal, being coordinated by PeoplePC Inc., of San Francisco, also includes a Hewlett-Packard color ink jet printer and Internet access, all for $5 a month.

"This program keeps Ford Motor Company and our worldwide team at the leading edge of e-business technology and skills," said Ford President and Chief Executive Jac Nasser in announcing the deal today. "We're committed to serving consumers better by understanding how they think and act. Having a computer and Internet access in the home will accelerate the development of these skills."