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Politics : Ask Michael Burke
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To: Thomas M. who wrote (85650)11/17/2000 4:44:11 PM
From: TimF   of 132070
 
In that case, the better computer for the same money would benefit the buyer, allowing him to be more productive.

Not every improvement causes you to be more productive. Some people buy new computers to play games better. Other people buy computers which enable them to output more work but they are not really more productive because they waste there time in other ways in particular createing more detailed and/or colorful reports, memos and presentations that aren't really needed by anyone and which don't result in a profit. If a law firm can create 1800 pages of documents in the same time they used to create 1500 pages but their billable hours remain the same, their percentage of cases won remains the same and the average benefit to their client remains the same they wont show as being more productive even though they are getting more computer for the money. Computers have in effect had deflation because you can get more computing power for less money. If the customers waste the extra power it doesn't mean that the extra power does not exist. The fact that modern computers have more memory helps me keep more windows open. One of those extra windows might be a browser window where I am typing this message at work. The fact that I benefit from this doesn't mean I get more work done or that the company I work for becomes more profitable.

Tim
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