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To: Duker who wrote (29512)	4/12/1999 11:44:00 AM
From: Gottfried	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 70976

Duker, e-machines is #4. "Cheap PCs lead to breakthrough: Computers now in 50% of homes" mercurycenter.com Giving PCs away... mercurycenter.com AMAT-related "Prosecution blueprint" mercurycenter.com Gottfried

To: Duker who wrote (29512)	4/12/1999 12:03:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 70976

Japan PC Sales in Third Week of March Are Brisk April 12, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Although personal computer sales at Japanese retailers are still brisk, they are relatively stable for the annual spring break season, which usually boosts buying. According to a survey conducted by Gfk Japan Ltd., an information service company dealing with POS data of 55 household electrical appliances retail stores, Japan's PC sales in the third week of March 1999 at about 2,000 such retail stores increased by 0.1 percent from the previous week on a quantity basis and decreased by 0.1 percent in value. When compared to the same week last year (March 16-22, 1998), increases were 38.9 percent in units and 39.7 percent in value. The average sales price decreased by 472 yen to 232,631 yen from last week's 233,103 yen. The year-on-year growth for the same week (the third week of March) in both unit/value terms has diminished to less than 40 percent, contrary to the growth observed since the first week of February 1999 at more than a 60 percent increase. This year's spring sales season will last till the fifth week of March. The weekend of the fourth week in March saw bad weather around the Kanto region, making it unlikely a sizable increase in PC sales will show. Gfk Japan collects POS data from 55 IT-related retail sales companies centering on high-volume stores specializing in home electric appliances. It covers about 3,200 stores (as of April 1998) throughout Japan. In cooperation with Gfk Japan, Nikkei Market Access provides weekly reports of PC sales in volume and value. The sales data has been based on the same 41 companies (with about 2,000 stores) since April 1996. The number of PCs sold at the 2,000 stores is estimated to comprise about 10 percent of gross domestic shipments, and when limiting the sales to retail sales channel, the share comes to about 25 percent of such shipments. nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com