To All,
"iMacs are flying off CompUSA shelves across the U.S."
"iMac computers setting sales records"
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Copyright © 1998 Reuters News Service
CUPERTINO, Calif. (August 19, 1998 5:42 p.m. EDT - The new iMac personal computers are selling out in the stores, company officials said Wednesday. The computers went on sale Aug. 15. Many retailers were taking orders for delivery next weekend. Two weeks ago, Apple said it had received pre-orders for 150,000 units, the most pre-orders ever in its history.
"iMacs sold out at most of our dealers this past weekend," Steve Jobs, Apple's interim chief executive, said in a statement. "We are refueling them with tens of thousands more for this weekend."
As previously reported, some computer retailers said they had record sales of the iMac. One San Francisco Bay Area Apple-only retailer, ComputerWare, said Monday its sales on Saturday alone exceeded its best day in history by 60 percent.
"iMac has been the biggest computer launch we've seen in our history," Jim Halpin, president of CompUSA Inc., said in a statement. Dallas-based CompUSA is the only national computer chain to offer Apple products. "Apple is back, and iMacs are flying off CompUSA shelves across the U.S.," Halpin said.
The sleek computer, which is priced at $1,299, marks the computer company's re-entry into the consumer market. Apple is supporting iMac with the largest marketing campaign in its history, including more than $100 million in paid media advertising this calendar year.
The company's stock jumped to a nearly three-year high after its launch of the new personal computer. Apple closed down $1.5625 at $41 on Nasdaq.
nandotimes.com
"Buyers flock to Apple's iMac"
usatoday.com
Best wishes
James |
