Kash: Well you are part of the 10% that needs speed.
What about the other 90%.
Sure, there is a group of users who don't need much in the way of processing power; a group for whom any 600MHz or whatever computer would be plenty good.
However, I see no reason to believe that this group is as big as you indicate.
Games are an incredible factor that many simply ignore as "not serious". However, studies (at least here in Denmark) have shown that kids don't stop playing computer games when they grow up. No, they keep on playing. Sure, the genre spread shifts, but the demand for new, more powerful computers is always there... and now these "kids" have a disposable income allowing them to keep up with technology.
Oh, and lest I forget, have you seen any gender statistics on games lately? Females are joining the fray big time. Again, the genres may differ, but the need for technology is just the same.
Spending on these "games" has already surpassed total Hollywood spending and the trends are clear: more, more, more. And with each generation of games, more powerful processors will be needed.
EDIT:
Think about the age thing again... 10 years ago, virtually no one over the age of 20 played computer games. Today, you probably need to look at 30+ to find the same degree of "virtually no one". In 10 years, who says won't be looking at 40+?
-fyo |
