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Post #2,135 by Brandioch 7/17/01 8:32:05 PM Reply	Naw, something else I don't understand. 1995 - computer sales up 1995 - MS releases Win95 1996 - sales up 1997 - sales up 1998 - sales up 1998 - MS releases Win95 1999 - sales up MS releases W2K (I forget the date) 2000 - sales dropping 2001 - sales dropping So, why does anyone think that XP will re-vitalize the sale of PC's? W2K didn't. And it was SUPPOSED to be so much greater than anything before. More stable. More secure. With Active directory. But the sales fell. So, what's in XP that will get them that W2K didn't have? Just more hype about MS. "Sales will be better NEXT quarter. Believe us. "
Post #2,681 by CRConrad 7/24/01 9:23:02 AM Reply	I really like the typo! (If it was one?) Bhrandisim wrote: 1995 - MS releases Win95 [ . . . ] 1998 - MS releases Win95 Yup, that's more or less exactly what they did! :-) Christian R. Conrad The Man Who Knows Fucking Everything (Und Danke, Es Geht Mir Gut!)
Post #2,683 by DonRichards 7/24/01 9:27:49 AM Reply	Heh, heh "When it crosses my mind to do something, I don't ask why, I ask why not. And usually there's no reason not to, so I just go ahead. It's given me the strangest collection of hats"

PC sales to fall an unprecedented 17 percent this year - (brettj) - (6) - July 17, 2001, 11:37:34 AM EDT

WTF? - (Brandioch) - (5) - July 17, 2001, 02:13:33 PM EDT

Maybe it's the cool billion MS will spend on advertising ... - (brettj) - (4) - July 17, 2001, 02:26:04 PM EDT

Midnight buyers... there's a big difference between now... - (jake123) - July 17, 2001, 04:08:14 PM EDT

Naw, something else I don't understand. - (Brandioch) - (2) - July 17, 2001, 08:32:05 PM EDT

I really like the typo! (If it was one?) - (CRConrad) - (1) - July 24, 2001, 09:23:02 AM EDT

Heh, heh -NT - (DonRichards) - July 24, 2001, 09:27:49 AM EDT

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