[WarpCast] InformationWeek/Dataquest projected OS/2 sales numbers - 12/13/98 |
Y2000 Pro : The solution for the Year 2000 problem in PC BIOSes. Works with OS/2, Linux and other 32-bit Operating Systems. http://www.blueskyinnovations.com/y2k.html ****************************** WarpCast ****************************** Source: Henry Ferlauto (dccj77c@prodigy.com) Moderator: Dirk Terrell (admin@os2ss.com) ********************************************************************** A recent article in InformationWeek regarding alternative desktop operating systems sites Dataquest forseeing only 60,000 units of OS/2 shipping in the year 2000. The big question is: Does IBM agree with this figure and the others presented, or does IBM wish to offer counter market research? Links: InformationWeek://www.informationweek.com Article - http://www.informationweek.com/712/12iuos.htm Quote: "That is far better than OS/2 Warp shipments on the desktop, which Dataquest predicts will shrink to 760,000 in 1998, down from 1.3 million last year. Dataquest analysts add that OS/2 Warp desktop shipments will fall to a minuscule 60,000 units in the year 2000. In contrast, Dataquest sees shipments of Macs holding steady at about 2.9 million per year over the next two years." (From the second page.) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To subscribe, unsubscribe, or for more information on WarpCast, visit: http://www.warpcast.com/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------