jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West) (07/19/85)
Two news notes, from the Wall Street Journal and the LA Times
NEW YORK--IBM doesn't plan to introduce a much-rumored
"PC2" personal computer model anytime soon, Entry Systems
Division Pres. Wm. C. Lowe said....When pressed...,
Lowe said any introduction of a successor to the PC
wouldn't come before year's end.
The rumored product is "like Big Foot - it's just
not there," Lowe said.
The articles go on to speculate than IBM is trying to avoid the
chilling effect the PC2 is having on its current products, although
Lowe claimed he made the announcement because the "speculation
is probably hurting competitor's sales."
(In February, Apple's Guy Kawasaki said flatly "there will be no
new Macintosh in 1985." This obviously implies a new machine at
the Jan. 1986 shareholder's meeting, which InfoWorld's John Dvorak
claims will be a color Mac.)
Separately, Apple posted its first lost since it went public.
It lost $17 million, sales dropped 11% in the April-June quarter;
It charged $40 million to the reorganization that sacked 1,200
workers, closed 3 of 6 plants, and slashed the advertising budgets.
Analysts note that in 1984, Apple discouraged businesses from buying
Apple // computers for fear it would hurt Mac sales, but the Mac
never took up the slack. One survey said Apple held 27% each of
new sales to small and mid-sized business in the 1st Q 1984;
down to 13% and 8% respectively one year later.
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Joel West CACI, Inc. - Federal (c/o UC San Diego)
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jww@SDCSVAX.ARPAdavid@ecrhub.UUCP (David M. Haynes) (07/25/85)
RE: IBM says no PC2 ok, so no PC 2. That does not say that there isn't going to be a 286 ugrade for the XT/PC does it? Say for release in the Fall? Just a rumour on the winds... -- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- David M. Haynes ..!utzoo!ecrhub!david