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To: Matt Peterson who wrote (21780)1/5/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Sam Scrutchins  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 213173
 
800,000 imacs shipped in 1998

If memory serves, that means about 525,000 for Q1 (800,000 less about 275,000 last Q).

Sam



To: Matt Peterson who wrote (21780)1/5/1999 1:40:00 PM
From: Matt Peterson  Respond to of 213173
 
iMac buyer profiles:

32% 1st time computer owners
13% Wintel converts
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45% iMacs sold to people new to Mac platform

69% of iMacs sold expand the Macintosh installed base (i.e. some people already have a Mac, so now they have two, so this doesn't count?)

82% of buyers connected to internet
66% first got connected the first day

How long did it take to get on the internet
42% < 15 minutes
74% < 1 hour

42% have purchased stuff over the internet

sherlock was 4th most popular search engine for imac owners