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To: Eric Yang who wrote (23682)	3/25/1999 4:13:00 PM
From: Richard Habib	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Here is link to PC Data rpt that Feb retail sales survey has Aapl #3 with 12.5% of the market. #1 Cpq 31.3% #2 Hwp 24.3% #3 Aapl 12.5% #4 IBM 9.5% #5 eMachines 9.2% No single iCandy was in top 15 but all taken together were #4. Bondi was #12, Blue G3 not in top 15. Assume these are all based on unit sales. This contradicts IDC which didn't have Aapl in top 5 and would mean that Aapl had to have less than 7.5% marketshare. Interesting. Rich macchat.com

To: Eric Yang who wrote (23682)	3/26/1999 1:54:00 AM
From: J R KARY	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

Bloomberg article : Pixar with AAPL as digital entertainment pioneers ? Seems a stretch , but come to THINK of it , they do share iCEOs , he does admire Sony , and he is building a (Sacto, CA) internet group : To the Speedy Go the Spoils Making Fun of it All During the 1980's, when the Mac was capturing imaginations as will as sales,Apple's insurgent marketers dreamed of becoming a consumer-electronics company. That unbridled ambition would later threaten to undo the company. Buy while Apple's execution proved problematic, the company's vision wasn't necessarily misguided: Technology that entertains is in some ways the preeminent American pursuit. Casting entertainment as costar to the best of technology has the makings of a beautiful friendship. As with the case of Apple, however, knowing when technology is ready to be exploited for entertainment is tricky. TV-like shows on the Internet, for example, have been an abysmal failure. The companies producing technology for entertainment will succeed by doing more than just replicating existing entertainment models, says Barry Weinman, general partner at Media Technology Ventures, a Los Altos, California, venture-capital firm specializing in entertainment technologies. "The biggest-winning companies are the ones that don't just take print and put it on the internet but make entertainment come alive," Weinman says. "These are companies that create real communities around their content, have more than a single revenue stream, and have the patience to see the TV, the phone, the PC, and the Internet converge. Games, gambling, movies, or television-eventually it will be evident who the best companies are to provide the technology to make these experiences worthwhile." Our contenders are already in the lead. Companies like Disney, MediaOne (the third-largest cable operator in the U.S.). America Online, Microsoft, Sony, News Corp, Pixar (the animation company that created Toy Story). Avid Systems (which created the technology to edit film on a PC without tape), and Canal Plus (a pay-television service in France, Spain, and Germany) should take center stage. " bloomberg.com Jim K.

To: Eric Yang who wrote (23682)	3/28/1999 9:54:00 AM
From: Evolution	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 213177

Thread: Positive Bloomberg article mentioning Apple I didn't see this being posted already... Abstract: New York, March 28 (Bloomberg) -- Advances in computer-related stocks ''will be earnings- driven on a case-by-case basis,'' said Susan Flischel, chief investment officer at Countrywide Investments Inc., which manages $1.3 billion in Cincinnati. ''Companies reporting positive news will be rewarded.'' Apple Computer Inc. could be among the winners. The company said last week that demand for the new iMac personal computers, which come in five colors, is exceeding the company's most optimistic forecasts. The iMacs are the best-selling PCs in stores in the U.S., Japan and France. Gateway 2000 Inc., the No. 2 direct seller of PCs, also is expected to have higher earnings. Whole story at: snap.com