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From: samt@pro-europa.cts.com (Sam Theis)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: the whole apple II line.(warning: long market stats)
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Date: 25 Sep 89 12:15:44 GMT
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Comment to message from: philip@pro-generic.cts.com (Philip McDunnough)

Philip McDunnough writes in a message:
 
> I won't argue with your wish to have the // line continued and
> improved.Apple has a rea potential gem in the GS.
> But,as you note, Apple's emphasis is on the Mac.The GS is losing
> its edge as technology advances.It's only a matter of time until
> IBM produces a home/educational computer with good sound capabilities.
> At that point the GS would be in real trouble.Its graphics'/text
> capabilities are poor,8 bit bus,no support,... .Statistics are difficult
> to interpret. I highly doubt the marketshare numbers you have quoted.
> Most of the ones I have seen paint a very different picture and show
> IBM having the top spots in retail sales.So I would be very interested
> in the methods used in arriving at this data. Something doesn't make
> sense.
  
Often reported market statistics don't seperate IBM sales from IBM
compatibles.  These figures were breaking down by individual models from
individual manufactuers.  So the numbers were probably correct.  
 
Sam

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