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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (84216)	12/8/1998 4:14:00 PM
From: D. Swiss	Respond to of 176387

Mohan, why didn't these weasels mention Dell? :o) Drew

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (84216)	12/8/1998 6:15:00 PM
From: Mick Mørmøny	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Mohan: Guess you can use some more good news. PC industry growth seen accelerating FRAMINGHAM, Mass. (CBS.MW) -- The current seasonal uptick for PC manufacturers may be a preview of accelerating growth through 1999, according to a report from International Data Corp. The Massachusetts-based market research firm said it expects global PC unit shipments to grow 11.1 percent to 89.2 million in 1998, increasing to 100.6 million, up12.8 percent, in 1999. IDC attributes the bullish outlook to continued strength in the Western European and U.S. markets and a slight rebound in Asia/Pacific and Japan. The firm cited increasing confidence in the German market and an improving outlook for Asia/Pacific and Japan. The firm projects PC unit volume will jump 12.2 percent year-over-year in the current quarter. "The fourth-quarter worldwide market is being led by a big seasonal upswing in buying in Western Europe, a robust U.S. consumer market, a rebounding portable computer market and continued rapid expansion of the population of Internet users," Bruce Stephen, group vice president, Worldwide Personal Systems Research said. IDC expects Dell (DELL), Compaq (CPQ), Hewlett-Packard (HWP), IBM (IBM) and Apple (AAPL) to post strong performances in the current quarter. By Binti Harvey, CBS MarketWatch Last Update: 4:00 PM ET Dec 8, 1998 NewsWatch