There is no way the average consumer is going to even consider that a factor in their purchase decision.
The only reason it matters is that theoretically, RISC architecture is more scalable, meaning that future RISC processors ought to be able to show greater performance gains over earlier generations. For any particular, existing computer, it is irrelevant.
So to continue your hypothetical dialog, delete the last line and replace with:
Salesman ($5.15/hr) Bob: "What does RISC get you? Well, in a year, when your computer is obsolete, you'll be able to buy another RISC computer then that's much faster than this one, but at least you won't have to buy new software for it. Oh wait, no, you'll have to do that, too, because Word 0 won't read Word 98 files."
Supervisor Irene: "Pack your bags, Bob." |
