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To: steve harris who wrote (95618)	2/28/2000 12:21:00 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1573682

Steve and thread: While the headline news is mixed, the news for AMD is excellent...increasing market share to 37% in January with AMD pc's selling for a higher average price than Intel...yes you read that right! ____________________________________________________________ Retail PC Sales Growth Slows in January; Average Price Rises Reston, Virginia, Feb. 28 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. retail unit sales of personal computers rose 7.7 percent in January from a year earlier, a slower pace than in December, while prices rose for the fourth consecutive month, according to a research firm. The average price of a PC was $873 in January, up 3.4 percent from the previous month, according to PC Data Corp. of Reston, Virginia. Prices are still lower than January 1999, when the average was $946. Unit shipment growth has slipped from a high of 43 percent growth in August. ``This combination continues to impede any revenue growth,' said analyst Stephen Baker of PC Data. PCs costing less than $1,000 accounted for more than 75 percent of all retail sales, though fewer ultra-cheap machines priced below $600 were sold. Sub-$600 PCs made up 23 percent of PCs sold at retail, down from 35 percent in December, marking their lowest percentage of the market since April 1999. Advanced Micro Devices Inc.'s chips accounted for 37 percent of the January sales, the company's best showing since April. The average price of an AMD-based PC was higher than that of an Intel Corp.-based system. Intel, the world's largest computer-chip maker, had 63 percent of the market, and the company's Celeron processors were the best-selling products in the retail market. Compaq Computer Corp. was the largest PC maker in the retail market, with 34 percent of the business, though Hewlett-Packard Co. narrowed the gap by nabbing 32 percent of the market. EMachines Inc. was the No. 3 vendor in January, with 13 percent of the market. Feb/28/2000 12:05 For more stories from Bloomberg News, click here. (C) Copyright 2000 Bloomberg L.P. Any redistribution of Bloomberg content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Bloomberg L.P. Any reference to the material must be properly attributed to Bloomberg News. The information herein was obtained from sources which Bloomberg L.P. and its suppliers believe reliable, but they do not guarantee its accuracy. Neither the information, nor any opinion expressed, constitutes a solicitation of the purchase or sale of any securities or commodities.(C) Copyright 2000 Bloomberg L.P. BLOOMBERG, Bloomberg News, Bloomberg Financial Markets, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg News Radio are trademarks, tradenames and service marks of Bloomberg L.P.