RE: tlug: TurboLinux outsells MacOS in Japan

[Scott Stone <sstone@example.com>]

On Wed, 28 Oct 1998, John De Hoog wrote:

> David E said:
> >
> > The announcement gives the strong impression that TurboLinux has higher
> > sales than MacOS, but the fine print (which doesn't seem to be included in
> > the announcement itself, surprise, surprise) tells us that the comparison
> > is actually between almost 100% of TL sales (since it doesn't generally
> > come bundled with PCs) and a very small percentage of MacOS sales (since
> > the MacOS always comes with the machine and only a small percentage of
> > users upgrade).
> >
> 
> As pointed out elsewhere, however, the TL sales do not include those from
> Unix shops or at bookstores (where I bought mine, and where a large
> percentage of TL sales are made). The Mac sales, moreover, include those
> loyal users who already own Macs and have decided to upgrade. This is not as
> small a number as you imagine. So while the figures may indeed be
> misleading, they are not as bad as the picture you paint.
> 
> What I'd like to know is:
> (1) where the other 20 percent or so of sales went, and

Slackware and FreeBSD are both very popular in Japan.
(fortunately for us, PHT is also the official reseller of the Official
Slackware-J and the Official FreeBSD-J :) -- Laser5 makes their own
version of both, however).  So I'd say that the remaining 17-20% are
Slackware, FreeBSD, Solaris, IRIX, HPUX, AIX, etc, etc..

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Scott M. Stone <sstone@example.com, sstone@example.com>
               <sstone@example.com>
Head of TurboLinux Development/Systems Administrator
Pacific HiTech, Inc (USA) / Pacific HiTech, KK (Japan)
http://www.pht.com		http://armadillo.pht.co.jp
http://www.pht.co.jp	        http://www.turbolinux.com


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