[vcf-midatlantic] 1992

william degnan billdegnan at gmail.com
Sat Feb 6 09:10:34 EST 2016


Marketshare of US Micros, 1991 to 1992 (during period when Win 3.1 was
launched)

The two charts are slanted because one is US and one is "the world" but the
impact of clones is still obvious.

*TABLE 1. 1991 U.S. market share (source: Fortune Sept. 21, 1992)*

Company         Market share (%)
-------         ----------------

IBM             18.6
Apple           14.0
Packard Bell    5.7
Tandy/Grid      4.1
Gateway 2000    3.6
Compaq          3.5
Everex          3.0
AST             2.5
Epson           2.2
Dell            2.1
NEC             2.1


*TABLE 2.        Worldwide PC-market share, 1992.(source:
The Economist, January 30, 1993)*

Company         Market share (%)
-------         ----------------
IBM             12.4
Apple           11.9
Compaq          6.6
NEC             5.1
Dell            3.5
Others          60.5    <---- Clone makers



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