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Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Dave Glue
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 1995 05:46
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mnimchuk@gpu3.srv.ualberta.ca (Marc Nimchuk) wrote:


>That should have read 1 out of every 4.  Apple has about 28-30% of the 
>home market by all recent figures.  Compared to their overall market 
>share of about 10% this is a significant difference.  In the education 
>channel its about 50/50, with Apple even maintaining an edge...

True, as Apple offers huge discounts to get Macs in the door.  I'm not
aware of a PC manufacturer that does this.

As well, Macs are desirable in homes due to their ease of use.  We'll
see where the numbers are in a year after Win95's been on the market
for a while and people learn that PC's are no longer something to be
feared (just Microsoft is). :)
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