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From: dtiberio@eeserv1.ic.sunysb.edu (David Tiberio)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.advocacy
Subject: Re: NeXT Press release
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Date: 24 Apr 91 01:55:33 GMT
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In article <=61Gn&tt1@cs.psu.edu> melling@cs.psu.edu (Michael D Mellinger) writes:
>
>
>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.
>
>======================================================================
>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

  Were all 8,000 orders placed in that shipping period, or are they only
shipping backorders? (I already know the answer).

>> > 	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.


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