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>2.  Apple is scrambling to expand the plant to increase capacity.
>( Not selling as many as forcast but the plant's too small?????)

The reality is that Apple is in the process of doubling production in their
Mac plant in Fremont, CA (built in the US, no less!) from 40,000/mo to
80,000/mo (I don't remember where those figures came from-- probably the
San Jose Mercury News) in a plant with a capacity of 100,000/mo. They will
also be adding about 200 new employees. 

To be honest, sales of Mac's did seem to level off after the initial surge.
The main reason for this seems to be the fact that it turned out to be MUCH
harder to get decent software out for the Mac than anticipated so the third
party stuff stretched out beyond original estimates. That stuff is now
starting to show up, and sales are picking up again. If sales are below
what apple expected, I don't think they are significantly below. When I
went looking for my Mac most places I talked to had them in stock, but
didn't have a LOT of them in stock because they were selling quite well. At
least in california, they aren't a glut on the market.

There is a certain group out there that has been against the mac from the
start, mainly because it isn't IBM compatible. Some of us (I refrain from
saying 'those with a view of the future') find that a significant
advantage-- I wouldn't touch a PC if you gave it to me, and I'm sure there
are a lot of PC owners who say the same about macs. I personally think that
the Mac is a growing force in the market and will be a major player for a
long time to come.

chuq

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