Russ,
You are right about non-G3 models, there are plenty left, for servers,
such as 9650/350 and 9650/233 - which I believe not many left,
not much discount, and their sales are pretty stable; for PowerBook,
such as 1400 cs/166, G3, and 3400 series, which are in aggressive
prices, and expect to be in excellent sales; for Power Macintosh,
such as 5500, 6500, G3, 8600, and 9600, which are in deep discount and
is believed the inventory will be reduced to the extreme. The
discounted prices are at:
zdnet.com
Since Apple expects in Q2 to sell three times of G3s of Q1, hence,
G3's earning margin will be used to compensate the non-G3 discounted
products with lower margin. I think they can balance them out with
good results. Like I said before, if Apple could sell 65% (accounts
for 325,000 units) of Q1's 500,000 non-G3 units, then the outcomes
seem pretty optimistic.
Phil |
