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From: dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg)
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Subject: Re: opean Personal Computer Sales?
Message-ID: <1991Jan24.042848.17544@cs.umu.se>
Date: 24 Jan 91 04:28:48 GMT
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In article <778@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <1991Jan22.145423.467@cs.umu.se> dvljhg@cs.umu.se (J|rgen Holmberg) writes:
>>
>>He is rather far from the truth. The PC, while not as dominant as in the US,
>>certainly has a firm grip on the market. The second best selling machine is
>>the Mac, with Amiga and ST bringing up the rear. There are no other brands
>>worth mentioning right now. The Amiga is outselling the ST everywhere and
>>I think it is gaining ground on the Mac as well.
>
>Sorry, I have no exact figures, but this again is not true after
>what I hear, at least not for Germany. Apple is NOT dominant in
>any aspect, they sell about half as many machines as Commodore
>(I think, I heard it this way. Apple has (had?) a definite high-
>price policy here.) Yes, and it is true that the Amiga outsells
>the ST, but only since the last approx. two years, before that Atari
>sold more machines.
>

Is this figure for amigas or for pc's or both? Mixing the two doesn't
give a true picture as the interesting thing is how the amiga platform
is developing. Does anyone know how the 3000 is doing?
 
>And yes, the PCs dominate strongly above all. But again, Commodore
>is a strong contender here, number 2 after IBM.
>
>-- 
>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk

/Jorgen
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