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- From: Gemini2@cup.portal.com (Gary Alan Peake)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: Apple losing big money!
- Date: 30 Mar 1996 22:40:04 -0800
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- >In article <4jf0h0$pls@guava.epix.net>, wnear@epix.net (Bill Near) writes:
- >> On 23 Mar 1996 06:14:41 GMT, P A Williamson articulated:
- >> <> In article <4ivv49$fj1@nyx.cs.du.edu>, kathomas@nyx.cs.du.edu (Karl
- >> <> Thomas) wrote:
- >> <>
-
- [snip]
-
- >> Saw it on CNN International last night. Apple computer is
- >> going to lose a LOT more money than previously expected. The
- >> estimates are up to $700 million in losses THIS QUARTER.
- >>
- >
- >Escom, the parent of AT company reported s loss in the tens of millions. The
- >Chairman and CEO who bought the assets of C= was forced out. Now that the
- >Amiga supporter is gone, will the new person be committed to the Amiga? The
- >A4000T in NA failed to reach the sales goal by a wide margin. Well the new
- >management be committed to the Amiga, time well tell?
-
- Helmut Jost is ex-C= Germany and IS committed to the Amiga.
-
- >
- >> It seems that good old Apple overestimated the demand for
- >> their crappy computers, big time! The are eating the loss on
- >> thousands of unsold PowerMacs and they are also selling
- >> computers for LESS than it costs to make them.
- >
- >Over estimated the Performa line.. The other ones in short supply until
- >recently.. Its a seller markets..
- >
- >>
- >> Their new CEO (what's this, like the fourth CEO this year?)
- >> is going to announce his plans for Apple in May. A day late
- >> and about a billion dollars short, IMO.
- >
- >Nope, the first one this year...
- >
- >>
- >> Bye, bye Apple.
- >
- >Bye, Bye Amiga..
- >
- >>
- >> --
- >> ---------------------------------------------------
- >> Bill ////\ wnear@epix.net
- >> Near ////\\\ A2000/030@50/Picasso II/Supra V.34
- >> //// \\\\ _____ __ _
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- >> Contributing Editor @ Amiga Report Magazine
- >> ---------------------------------------------------
- >
- >
- > GREETINGS..
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-
- bye, bye Peter Sinclair-Day
-
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