Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!sdd.hp.com!elroy.jpl.nasa.gov!ames!bionet!agate!ucbvax!UTCVM.BITNET!MQUINN From: MQUINN@UTCVM.BITNET Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2 Subject: Re: AE Rumors Message-ID: <9104020809.AA02116@apple.com> Date: 2 Apr 91 07:58:42 GMT References: Sender: usenet@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 53 On Tue, 26 Mar 91 01:18:47 GMT randy hyde said: >>>>>>> >Concidering that there are 7 million Apple II's out there and only 2 million >macs, I don't think it would be too hard. ><<<<<< > >I would like to see references for these numbers. While I suspect Apple I've seen it posted here several times, without a single rebuttle, until now. It was about a month before the new macs were officially introduced. It's rare that numbers like that can float around this net without being knocked down IF they're not true. Does anyone else know of an 'official' place these number (whether correct or not) can be found? >may have sold more Apple II systems than Macs (in total volume only), I'm ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ What else is there? >pretty sure the Mac numbers are *much* higher than this. Also, seven They may be now, since the Classic came out, but these numbers are what I saw BEFORE the new macs. >million Apple IIs seems kinda high. They didn't hit one million units until It seems reallistic to me, since it's been out for almost 15 years and is sold in almost every in the world. >around 1983 if memory serves me right. Although the Apple IIgs has been >the big (unit) sales leader for many Christmases since 1985, I suspect the >Mac has been outselling (on a yearly basis) the last couple of years. I agree. It's hard to believe that the II has outsold the mac IN RECENT YEARS considering the dealers pretended they didn't exist. >Now that the Classic is out, I suspect you'll find that it becomes the >big sales leader (they were predicting a million of those alone, this year). I agree again, but that doesn't change what the numbers are now. >I don't know how many Macs and Apple IIs have been sold. But I suspect >Apple has sold me than 2 million Macs since 1984. I'd like to see where >you got your numbers from. See above. I admit, I didn't see it in any 'official' form though, at least, I don't -think- I have. Theres something nagging in the back of my head that tells me I saw it in print somewhere. If I remember, I'll post it. >*** randy hyde ---------------------------------------- BITNET-- mquinn@utcvm <------------send files here pro-line-- mquinn@pro-gsplus.cts.com