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From: wilkes@mips.COM (John Wilkes)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Why are you selling your Amiga??
Message-ID: <1892@electron.mips.COM>
Date: 18 Mar 88 02:26:31 GMT
References: <702@oberlin.UUCP> <704@oberlin.UUCP> <27010@linus.UUCP>
Reply-To: wilkes@electron.UUCP (John Wilkes)
Organization: MIPS Computer Systems, Sunnyvale, CA
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In article <27010@linus.UUCP> sdl@linus.UUCP (Steven D. Litvintchouk) writes:
>I've heard that after 4 years of
>trying (count 2 more if you want to include the Lisa), Apple has
>managed to sell 1 million Macs.
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Er, huh??

What is your source for this statistic?  Anybody have reputable numbers for
the Mac installed base?  I just can't believe they've only sold 1 million.
According to an article on page F-1 in today's San Jose Mercury News,
Apple's Fremont factory is operating at top capacity, and they're looking
to expand.  Also, according to the same article, Apple had their first $1
Billion quarter (that's Billion, with a *B*) in the first three months of
this fiscal year.  I don't think they made all those bucks peddling the GS.
A million Macs in one month would be more beleivable.

>Steven Litvintchouk

John Wilkes
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