Back In the Black.
Steve Jobs today announced at MacWorld Expo San Francisco that Apple will report a $45 million US profit on Jan. 14. It was stated that the profit was "real," it was not made by selling of assets or fiddling the finances, but was rather straight profit made from sales of products.
Also announced: MacOS 8.1 update and the QuickTime 3 revision will be available free from the Apple web site in February. MacOS 8.1 will also be available from Apple as a CD for about $20 US.
An improved Apple Store was also announced that offers extra options for customising the G3 range. The build-to-order availability is set to be extended into the education and retailer markets. The G3 range itself is already performing way above Apple's expectations with 133,000 units sold already, instead of the Apple's anticipated 80,000 units. Also, Apple's store-within-a-store thing at CompUSA is a hit, with Mac sales at CompUSA up to seven per cent now. Macs made up just three per cent of CompUSA's computer unit sales in October. In the actual 57 stores equipped with Apple mini-stores, Macs made up 14 per cent of unit sales this December.
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Other Macworld Information
So far, the following products have been announced at Macworld:
Virtual PC 2.0 from Connectix
Microsoft Office 98 for Macintosh (As an aside, there is an online demo for this product.)
Sonnet Technologies' new G3 upgrade for 6100 class Mac's (71xx and 81xx class Macs are coming soon.)
Newer Technology also has G3 upgrades for NuBus bassed Power Mac's.
And about 46 more products according to Steve Jobs. Keep a look out at Macsurfer for more product announcements and articles as the week, and Macworld Expo, continues.
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