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To: Mohan Marette who wrote (120069)	4/22/1999 2:37:00 PM
From: W.B. Michaels	Respond to of 176387

RE:Gartner-Thanks so much-one of the best posts since I have been on this thread-your efforts are greatly appreciated!wbm

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (120069)	4/22/1999 2:53:00 PM
From: Alohal	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

Mohan: Re << Buyers around the world spent $158.7 billion on 92.2 million PCs last year, Gartner Group estimates. Analysts expect the worldwide PC market will grow to $253.7 billion by 2002, when they expect manufacturers will ship 158.2 million machines. Most of those customers are in the U.S. and Europe, which accounted for 63 percent of world's PC production last year, Gartner analysts say.>> That means they are projecting a drop in ASP's from $1721 to $1603 over a three year period, a total decline of only 7%. That seems pretty unrealistic to me considering a certain percentage of those units will be the "el cheapo" machines. Any thoughts about this? Thanks again for continuing to uphold your place as link poster of the year<gg>. Aloha.

To: Mohan Marette who wrote (120069)	4/22/1999 3:03:00 PM
From: edamo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

mohan..."mobile computers are toys for well heeled economies".. think this may be another misconception...i think as markets expand in asia....laptops will be a larger percentage of sales then desk tops...why..prestige, convenience and space savings....cell phones were much more prevalent in asia with the "populace" than they were here not too long ago...every teen age girl in tokyo had a "city phone"(limited range low cost cellular)..i think the asian markets are keen on "new gadgets"....your texan comments appreciated..thanks, ed a.