Michael, >>>if it was a general condition <<<
FYI from Deloitte Consulting PC-Cite Report.
biz.yahoo.com
Hihglights:
>>>''It also helps that the Asian flu appears to be a case of the sniffles for the PC industry. In fact, growth projections for 1999 PC shipments in the Asian market indicate that it will pass up the European market,''<<<
>>>''To put that into perspective, Europe is expected to surpass the U.S. as the fastest-growing PC market in 1998, so the projections for an even larger Asian market indicate additional optimism for the U.S. PC industry.'' (IDC's report dated 10/29/98 estimates 1999 growth of 17 percent for the Asia Pacific market, excluding Japan.)<<<
>>>PC-CITE, a quarterly report from Deloitte Consulting, tracks the PC industry based on financial data from PC manufacturers, component and peripheral suppliers, distributors and retailers, as well as stock market indications (or indicators) of investor expectations. <<<
PS: This is not in your face stuff. I'm not too excited by report, either. Does sound like bias for optimism. OTOH, unless these people are completely batty, why would they allocate resources to do research and produce a report that is completely bogus?
I really don't understand it.
Regards,
Mary |
