Some 61% of Fortune 1000 and half the Dun & Bradstreet list of smaller businesses are relying more on microcomputers and less on mainframes, according to a Gallup poll. Compaq is the leading choice for all companies, with price being the key reason for choosing IBM-compatibles. The poll showed that Fortune 1000 companies are twice as likely to buy their micros from major chains, their smaller counterparts buying most from independant dealers. During 1990, the average large company is planning to increas micro purchases to $1.1m, from last year’s $772,000. However, the average Dun & Bradstreet firm expects to cut spending by $2,000 to $45,000. It was also found that 13% of large companies and 7% of smaller one expect to move to a new operating system, such as OS/2, this year. 45% of large and 28% of small companies plan to buy workstations, spending an average of $11,000 and $7,000 respectively. 22% of Fortune companies place speed in first place on their list of priorities, followed by networking and compatibility. 20% of smaller firms looked first at networking, followed closely by speed 17% and compatibility. The survey was done for Computer Reseller News.
