By The Numbers

Here are some stats to think about....

(All figures from IDC)
Webpage explosion:
1998 - $243 Million worth of web authoring software and related.
(A 144% increase from 1997)
Revenues expected to reach more than $1 Billion soon (2002)

Macintosh On The Way Out
Macintosh on the decline with a growing Windows market ($1.2 Billion expected)

The Billion Dollar Bug
Y2K Spending:
US Total spending (In Billions) -
1998 - $34.88
1999 - $26.83
2000 - $12.20
2001 - $.61

Worldwide -
1998 - $87.4
1999 - $76.41
2000 - $33.39
2001 - $2.82

Quickie:
2/3 Of all customers abandon their online shopping carts - why?

After filling out purchase information they find hidden taxes or outrageous shipping fees and others because of confusing designs.

Piracy
Since the internet piracy has been on the rise - here are the numbers:

1999 (In Billions)

Asia - $4.1
Europe - $2.7
USA - $3.4
Worldwide - $10.6

Worldwide future loss is expected to reach $55.1 Billion by 2005
with a large increase in Asian countries.

 

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