"A 166Mhz MMX w/32 RAM and a good graphics card can do it all, literally"... NOT.
How well can this type of box run Allegro_interactive 12.0, SPECCTRA, ApsimSPICE, ApsimRadia, Boardquest w/Signoise 12.1, Viewlogic... just a few engineering app samples of the business world. There are thousands of CPU/Graphically intensive apps that many companies use.
How well would the 166 perform as a workstation? How about a mission
critical server? There's more to this business than what you see
on the shelf at CompUSA.
I just bought FloorPlan 3D deluxe from IMSI and DreamHome designer
3D. Consumer software products. My 200Mhz PPro w/ Matrox Millineum and 128MB SDRAM is just not enough.
There are a lot of simple users out there who just surf the
net, send Email's, pay bills, play solitare. For them, 166Mhz
w/32 RAM is way too much power. They should not pay more than
a couple hundred bucks for a PC. That's why Dell aint in this
market. These folks (I assume you are one of them) have no
concept whatsoever of how Business PC's can and are being used
today or what applications they are running (and don't give
me the MSoffice copout answer).
If you want to know where to put your money, read my past posts.
Dell, Intel, Microsoft or substitute Compaq for Dell if you
hate Dell but definately own one of the two boxmakers.
Can you outline the major technologies we'll be seeing in the
next 18 to 24 months and who will benefit from them?
Didn't think so. How large is the consumer segment in comparison
to the corporate segment? Numbers please. You view everything
from the viewpoint of the "consumer". You shouldn't be investing
in High Tech stocks unless you understand their business.
Don't take this as personal, youre allright.
Cheers..
MEATHEAD |
