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From: axi0349@isc.rit.edu (A.X. Ivasyuk )
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple2
Subject: Re: Apple II and Macintosh Sales (Was AE Rumors)
Message-ID: <1991Apr4.153640.15456@isc.rit.edu>
Date: 4 Apr 91 15:36:40 GMT
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Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology
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In article <9A8D7DF7A020F033@MACALSTR.EDU> SHBOUM@MACALSTR.EDU writes:
>In a previous article, Randy Hyde writes:
>
>>> 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
>> may have sold more Apple II systems than Macs (in total volume only), I'm
>> pretty sure the Mac numbers are *much* higher than this.  Also, seven
>
>Well lets look at the current score. 6 million Apple
>II's, 7 million macs, 70 million IBM/clones. Well guys, look who really won.
>
>| Hal Bouma				| Send mail to: SHBoum@Macalstr.edu
>| Macalester College			| and 		SHBoum@Macalstr.Bitnet
>| GEnie: H.Bouma			| ".Sig Under Construction..."

  I've been following the news on a couple of things in reference to the
Mac.  First, Nutek has developed a chip set which is reportedly
compatible with the Mac, and implements most or all of the Toolbox
calls.  Nutek also licensed Motif from OSF to use as the window
interface, so they wouldn't have problems with Apple's copyrights.  They
expect computers base on this chip set to be available by the end of the
year at ridiculously low prices, as compared to Mac.
  Second, InfoWorld reported that John Sculley said that Apple would
license the Mac OS to third parties.  Perhaps this is from pressure by
Nutek, perhaps not, but the fact remains that as soon as third parties
get in on the Mac bandwagon, there will be a lot more of those machines
at much better prices than there is now.
  These two moves should greatly enlarge the share of the marketplace
held by the Mac and compatible computers.  Of course it will take time,
but the number of Macs may eventually catch up to the PC clones, or
maybe not. :)

-Anatole

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