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Some very interesting comments from Loic Duval, the chief editor of the
French magazine, "Atari Magazine". This section was compiled from 3-5
different posts. - from CIS...
I am Loic DUVAL, the chief editor of the french mag: "Atari Magazine".
I can give you all the information you want (or need) on the european
market & products...What can I say about the french and European mar-
ket? hummmm... Atari is the European leader in the home market, with
45% of this market.
There are:
400,000 ST (STF/STE/MEGA) installed in France; 600,000 ST (maybe more)
in RFA [Germany]; 400,000 ST (maybe 500 000) in UK and also many ST's
in Belgium, Netherlands, Danemark, etc.
The Mega STE is selling very well in France (we are out of stock) and
the TT very well in Germany.
ATARI France is hoping to sell between 100,000 & 150,000 STE in 1991.
I think it will be the same thing in UK. It is a strange thing, but it
seems that Atari is now more a European company even if all the deve-
lopements are made in USA.
The professional market is very important in Germany (Atari is the
leader of this market in this country). In France professional part of
total Atari sales is between 15 & 20%.
Oh, do you know that Atari UK is developing a new add-on for STF/STE
based on a transputer T800. This add-on known as STT would be avail-
able in Europe at the end of 1991 and would have some amazing graphic
capacities. The price would be around 850 $ (US).
You have to understand that the European market is very different than
yours. The Mega STE is doing so well in our countries that Atari can't
supply everybody. For example Atari France has installed a direct
airlift between France and the factories to receive machines as fast
as possible.
Sales of the TT and MEGA STE are pretty good in Europe. The slowdown
is on the home market. The 1040 STE is selling well, but the 520 STE
meets some little drop due to economical difficulties and the strong
attack of the game systems (NES, Geo Neo, Lynx...).
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