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From: melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger)
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Subject: NeXT Press release
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Date: 20 Apr 91 00:37:46 GMT
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This article is a recent post from comp.sys.next.  So, perhaps after
NeXT's 3Q press release we won't have to listen to a bunch of "NeXT is
making up this Professional Workstation Market" shit.

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From: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: NeXT Press Release
Date: 11 Apr 91 06:45:01 GMT
Reply-To: edwardj@microsoft.UUCP (Edward JUNG)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA

Michael Limprecht (SUN Microsystems Mt. View Ca.) writes:
> Michael D Mellinger writes:
> > On Professional Workstation Shipments:
> > 
> > 	SUN	11,000
> > 	NeXT	 8,000
> > 	HP	 3,000
> > 	DEC	 1,000
> > 	IBM	 1,000
> > 
> What marketeze!  At least if your going to make up a market segment
> you could at least think of one where your the leader.

The market segment "Professional Workstation" was defined by 
International Data Corp. (IDC), and not by NeXT. IDC estimates
a market of 50,000 units in 1990, increasing to 100,000 in 1991
and 300,000 in 1992, according to the NeXT market backgrounder
press release.

IDC is hardly infallible... actual mileage may vary.

--
Edward Jung
Microsoft Corp.

My opinions do not reflect any policy of my employer.