Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!cadre.dsl.pitt.edu!pitt!unix.cis.pitt.edu!jcfst From: jcfst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (John C. Fossum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Re: 6.5 million dollar loss last quarter Summary: Are you sure? Message-ID: <20558@unix.cis.pitt.edu> Date: 10 Nov 89 02:29:39 GMT References: <3735@nigel.udel.EDU> Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Services Lines: 14 In article <3735@nigel.udel.EDU>, mjsagar@sandia.gov (9123 SAGARTZ, MATHIAS J.) writes: > > CBM just announced their results for the July-October quarter, > a loss of 6.5 million dollars on sales of 165.3 million dollars. That > represents about a 17% decrease in sales from the year earlier quarter. > The blame went to poor 64 sales, weak consumer demand, and "delayed > promotions in major markets." That's the bad news. The brighter Are you sure? I just read in Amazing Amiga that overall for the year that they were profitting in the area of $50 million. I don't have the magazine in front of me now, but I'll confirm this in a few days when I do get a hold of it. -Steve Suhy