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Re: Best Recordable Port'MD Player?

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From: Mike Glantz
Date: Thu, 16 Jan 1997 00:00
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Giles wrote:
> It is most likely that no one will ever be able to quote you hard
> stats on MD sales as I doubt whether government statistical gatherers
> outside of Australia collect the information.  The manufacturers can
> not be trusted to be truthfull as they are not going to say that sales
> are falling as this would be the kiss of death for the format.

Actually, it's very common for independent industry analysts to
monitor stuff like this. They tend to want to get paid for their
work, so we might not see it for free on the web, but the market
data certainly are collected by reliable folks.
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From: Mike Glantz <mike.glantz@grenoble.rxrc.xerox.com>
Subject: Re: Best Recordable Port'MD Player?
Date: 1997/01/16
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