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To: Paul Engel who wrote (63307)	8/25/1998 6:24:00 AM
From: Gary Ng	Respond to of 186894

Paul, Re: Maybe they'll all switch to iMACs A general impression I read on the usenet is that many existing Mac users doesn't quite like iMAC or doesn't consider it as 'Mac'. May be Jobs is right, he is targeting those who never buy a computer before. iMAC looks like a cool toy but lacks a little bit to be a 'computer'. But then, cool toy may not be a bad thing, so long one knows what he wants. Gary

To: Paul Engel who wrote (63307)	8/26/1998 5:43:00 PM
From: IanBruce	Respond to of 186894

I asked for a SIGNIFICANT one. Paul, Microsoft Office98 isn't "significant"? It's funny... we have a word just like that on Earth -- it means important, or of consequence. What does it mean where you come from, Klaatu? How significant can that one be if Apple has dropped from 12% to 3 % Market Share? PCData reported that Apple's market share more than doubled from 4.1% in Q1 -- to 9.4% in Q2 ending June 98. Obviously, this doesn't even include "significant" figures from sales of iMac. If you really meant to say "installed base", your figures are still way off. BTW: If you don't know the difference between market share and installed base, either myself or others here would be happy to explain it to you. Maybe they'll all switch to iMACs - which will surely require a software upgrade. I like to respond to that... but I have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. I think your wit's only about half of what you think it is, kiddo. Ian Bruce Third from the Sun