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To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (95052)	2/1/2002 3:49:26 PM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Respond to of 97611

Further translation: Sure, we're with ya all the way, Wally. By the way, did you say there's an "open bar" at this event?

To: The Duke of URL© who wrote (95052)	2/4/2002 10:45:11 AM
From: Elwood P. Dowd	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 97611

Dell LOSES PC Marketshare in 4th qtr. by: skeptically 02/04/02 10:10 am Msg: 272103 of 272113 digitimes.com 4&pages=01&seq=1 2002/2/4 Global PC market showing signs of recovery Compiled from outsides sources by David Tzeng; Willie Teng, DigiTimes.com [Monday 4 February 2002] With global PC sales bouncing back by 16.7% on the quarter to 35.48 million units in the fourth quarter of 2001, the PC market looks to be on the verge of recovery, according to market research firm Dataquest. Fourth-quarter sales of desktops, notebooks and PC servers climbed 17.8%, 13.5% and 10.5%, respectively, from the previous quarter. Dell Computer, though still the global PC leader, saw its market share in the fourth quarter decline to 13.3% from the third quarter’s 13.8%. Rivals Compaq Computer and Hewlett-Packard (HP) raised their market shares from a respective 10.5% and 6.6% in the third quarter to 11.1% and 7.8% in the fourth quarter. Sony enjoyed the strongest growth among Japanese companies. Its fourth-quarter sales reached 960,000 units, up 81.3% from the previous quarter’s 530,000 units. The company’s notebook sales increased by 70% from the third quarter’s 356,000 units, to 611,000 units, making it the world’s fifth-largest notebook company. .........Go to link to view Table.............. ......Compaq's 4th qtr. marketshare actually LARGER than Dell's...................