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We Have a Winner (9/9/98)
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Not that it's any particular surprise, but it looks like the iMac may have been the top-selling retail computer for the entire month of August. PC Data, a market research firm that tracks such things, hasn't totaled up the final numbers yet, but so far, the iMac appears to have run away with the prize. Computer Retail Week has the early details.
What's especially notable about the way that the iMac has all but clinched the top spot is the fact that it was introduced halfway through the month, so it was only selling for fifteen days instead of thirty like its competition. So in half the time, it still sold more computers than any other model offered at retail. Neat trick for a company who is just about to go out of business.
The really big win, though, would be if the iMac winds up breaking the all-time record for retail sales. Right now, the early numbers put it in contention with the current record-holder, Compaq, whose Presario 4505 set the high water mark last Christmas. We're keeping our fingers crossed, since producing the best-selling computer of all time would doubtless give Apple a huge credibility boost in the minds of the still-skeptical. And if that in fact happens before the Christmas buying rush, Apple could capitalize on the early popularity of its new consumer product and ride this iMac wave well into next year.
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 | | The above scene was taken from the 9/9/98 episode: September 9, 1998: The iMac may soon be crowned the best-selling computer of all time, if trends continue. Meanwhile, Apple claims that rumors of Em@iler's death are greatly exaggerated, and Microsoft tries once again to get its antitrust case thrown out of court...
Other scenes from that episode: 1000: Greatly Exaggerated (9/9/98) Despite the fact that Claris is dead (at least from a non-FileMaker perspective), Claris Em@iler lives on-- or so Apple would have us believe. Recently, the airwaves have been abuzz with news of the application's untimely demise, confirmed by the remarks of an Apple executive who stated that Apple had "officially" killed off the product... 1001: The Eternal Constants (9/9/98) Three things in this life are inevitable: death, taxes, and Microsoft trying to get its antitrust case dismissed. As the trial date draws ever nearer, Microsoft has stepped up its attempts to convince Judge Jackson to throw the case out of court...
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