Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Technology Stocks : Dell Technologies Inc. -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (108599)	3/9/1999 3:40:00 PM
From: Frank Ferrari	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 176387

Not sure if this was posted biz.yahoo.com Tuesday March 9, 3:19 pm Eastern Time (Note: this article is ''in progress''; there will likely be an update soon.) Healthy Q1 PC demand, 1999 price pressure seen NEW YORK, March 9 (Reuters) - The research firm International Data Corp. said Tuesday it expects healthy first quarter demand for personal computers, led by vibrant U.S. and Western European markets, but sees PC prices continuing to weaken during 1999. Framingham, Mass.-based IDC expects the number of PCs shipped worldwide in the first quarter to grow 14.1 percent and sees the Asia-Pacific market, excluding Japan, showing continuing signs of a rebound. Following a well-established seasonal pattern, first-quarter volume is expected to fall 14.7 percent from the 1998 fourth quarter, IDC said. It expects 103.2 million PCs to be shipped from factories in 1999, an increase of 14.3 percent from 1998. Signs of continuing price pressure in the PC market are reflected in IDC's outlook for growth in the dollar value of PC shipments: It sees a rise of just 4.8 percent in 1999, to $178.4 billion. Low projected growth in the value of 1999 PC shipments shows the continued slide in consumer, commercial desktop and portable PC prices, IDC said. On a worldwide basis, Compaq Computer Corp. (NYSE:CPQ - news) was the top PC seller in the 1998 fourth quarter, lifting its market share by a fraction to 15.3 percent. International Business Machines Corp. (NYSE:IBM - news) was No. 2 with a 9.7 percent market share, down slightly from a year earlier. Dell Computer Corp. (Nasdaq:DELL - news) was third, increasing its market share to 8.4 percent from 6.2 percent. (Note: this article is ''in progress''; there will likely be an update

To: Chuzzlewit who wrote (108599)	3/9/1999 4:07:00 PM
From: Venkie	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Will u pls tell gnet..thx for the cash<gg>todays trade I hv to move into a rent house this wknd..The buyer of my house is pushy..It will be 6 mo before my new home is complete..anyway..gnet can pay for my sea-doo boat..