The two companies are getting bulk discounts on the computers through a San Francisco start-up called PeoplePC, which will funnel employees toward online partners like E*trade and Buy.com, which then share revenue from the resulting transactions and fees. PeoplePC CEO Nick Grouf says the deals mark the beginning of the “boundary-less organization,” where information flows seamlessly up and down the corporate ladder. So will other big companies jump on board? “Stay tuned,” he says.
