🚀 go-pugleaf

Dave Glue wrote:
> 
> On Sun, 14 Jan 1996 15:08:10 -0500, Robert Salasidis
> <salasidis@medcor.mcgill.ca> wrote:
> 
> >As they are unprofitable at the current time, their ability to buy
> >market share with their cash reserves cannot last forever. We will see
> >what Apple is able to do after their next round of layoffs and
> >restructuring.
> 
> Losing money is never good.  But frankly, 60 +- million for a company
> of Apple's size is a drop in the bucket.  Cost cutting measures, such
> as laying off $2000 + people, can easily rectify this.  I'm sure the
> 2000 being laid off however, aren't exactly enthusiastic about Apple's
> future profits.  Perhaps if Apple hadn't bungled it up before they got
> their jobs and adjusted their lives they wouldn't have to go through
> this.  Nothing new though, management screw ups in business tend to
> get rid of the least responsible first.
> 
> Wonder if MS will set up a recruiting stand on Apple's front lawn. :)

Unverified but I will repeat the report here

CNBC reported that two large computer retailers reported that over the 
Xmas period, Mac sales were flat compared to last year, while PC 
shipments in the same stores increased by 30-40%. We will see if this is 
an industry wide event or just particular to these two stores.