Local software producers are quite successful, but are often lacking the resources necessary for continued growth on their own. They are therefore increasingly being acquired or subjected to control by foreign system vendors, most often from the United States. Thus, neither local production nor third country suppliers appear likely to threaten the dominant position that U.S.-brand software has in this market. 6.6 7.0 7.0 The above statistics are unofficial estimates. Computer usage in Denmark is high and this is confirmed by a constantly growing market.
U.S.-brand products are market leaders.
Most U.S. suppliers operate through fully owned subsidiaries. Local production is small and, with few exceptions, limited to OEM producers. The market is extremely PC oriented with an installation base of slightly over 2 million units. More than one million of the PC's are used professionally, and two thirds of these are used in a network environment. Large growth rates in volume of equipment sold are largely off-set by constant reduction in prices.