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In article <1993Jan22.115450.24837@dcs.warwick.ac.uk> leo@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Leo Hendry) writes:
>From: leo@dcs.warwick.ac.uk (Leo Hendry)
>Subject: Re: FALCON is DEAD!
>Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 11:54:50 GMT
>In article <1993Jan21.154134.14631@sae.com> malay@sae.com writes:
>>In article 9301204372@ritz.mordor.com, ritz@ritz.mordor.com (Christopher Mauritz) writes:
>>>AL RASHID SHAHIR (alrashi@ecf.toronto.edu) wrote:
>>>
>>>OS/2> Oh yes, you say the future is in IBM? Fat chance from a
>>>OS/2> company just about to fold!!!
>>>
>>>Bahahahahaha!  IBM is the largest computer manufacturer in the
>>>world.  It is so entertaining hearing a user of Atari products
>>>predicting the "fold"ing of IBM.  I think I'm going to have to put
>>>that one in my .sig.
>>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>Just to clear something up - IBM does NOT sell the most computers in the
>>world - in fact, IBM is lucky to be number 3 - Apple outsold everybody in
>>1992. If you add IBM machines + clones then total machines sold will be
>>more than everybody else sells - but the clone manufacturers are going to
>>be the death of IBM as a PC manufacturer - why do you think they need to
>>layoff so many people - why did they record nasty losses for 1992???
>                                             ^^^^^
>You call $7.2 billion "nasty"?  That has got to be the understatement of
>the year.  Here in the UK we are worrying about 3 1/2 entire countries being
>.038 billion pounds short a year!
>  Well OK, I am using the strict definition of a billion for the UK budget
>deficit and an American billion for IBM, but still $7 200 000 000.00 is the
>biggest corporate loss in the history of the known universe.
>
>- Leo

Here in Norway it took a company called Datavarehuset 6 months to from they 
launched their IBM-clone until they outsold IBM. Which they also are doing 
today. Party on....

Greets

Rune Hyldmo