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Circuit City to Sell Gateway Notebook and Desktop PCs Gateway Continues to Expand Retail Distribution With the Availability of Its PCs at More Than 600 Circuit City Stores IRVINE, Calif., Dec. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Continuing to increase the availability of its award-winning computers, Gateway, Inc. today announced that its PCs will be offered by leading specialty consumer electronics retailer Circuit City. Starting next month, Gateway notebook and desktop PCs will be available at more than 600 Circuit City stores in 160 markets nationwide. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO ) Circuit city will offer a complete assortment of Gateway notebook and desktop PCs. Details about the products will be announced in January when they are available for sale. "Expanding Gateway's retail distribution was a key part of our strategy for 2004," said Wayne Inouye, Gateway's president and CEO. "The strong acceptance of Gateway by top retailers and their customers this year validates the strength of the brand and its unique value proposition. We are pleased that Gateway products will be available on the shelves of Circuit City, one of the nation's largest retailers of PCs and consumer electronics products." "The introduction of Gateway products allows Circuit City to offer its customers more choices when it comes to making a PC purchase decision," said Doug Moore, senior vice president and general merchandising manager at Circuit City. "We are excited to add Gateway's well-known, high-quality brand to our assortment." The fastest growing retail PC company in the United States(1), Gateway now offers its PCs at leading U.S. consumer electronics retailers as well as several major retailers in Japan and Mexico. About Gateway Since its founding in 1985, Irvine, Calif.-based Gateway (NYSE:GTW) has been a technology pioneer, offering award-winning PCs and related products to consumers, businesses, government agencies and schools. After acquiring eMachines in early 2004, Gateway is now the third largest PC company in the U.S. and among the top ten worldwide. The company's value-based eMachines brand is sold exclusively by leading retailers worldwide, while the premium Gateway line is available at major retailers, over the web and phone, and through its direct sales force. See http://www.gateway.com/ for more information. (1) Data according to The NPD Group, Jan. - Sept., 2004 http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20020930/LAM050LOGO http://photoarchive.ap.org/ DATASOURCE: Gateway, Inc. CONTACT: Lisa Emard of Gateway, Inc., +1-949-471-7705 Web site: http://www.gateway.com/ Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/comp/144245.html

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