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To: Alomex who wrote (18104)	9/17/1998 2:37:00 AM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

iMAC sales look good for Europe , imagine if it had a diskette drive Know all the reasons for not needing it , and converting to USB , but why make it a more difficult decision to buy a iMAC : " The design is fabulous," said Marc Clemens, a freelance graphic designer and long-time Macintosh user, at today's Apple Expo here. "But I don't like the idea that it doesn't have a disk drive." In addition, Clemens was concerned that the USB would make it difficult to connect up the bevy of peripheral devices that he needs to do his work. "If I had to buy all my peripherals new, it wouldn't be worth it to buy an IMac," he said. The sleek, translucent plastic IMac has won accolades in the U.S., where Apple received 150,000 preorders for the machine even before it hit store shelves on Aug. 15. By year's end, Apple expects to sell about 800,000 IMacs worldwide, and the IMac has already been responsible for driving up Apple's overall sales, the company has said. " computerworld.com I am convinced AAPL underestimated the iMAC's appeal expecting to sell it only to loyalists. Can you imagine the added success if it was more standard . Jim K. PS: Thanks Alomex and Rhetoric for translating AAPL's French announcement .