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To: Punko who wrote (2932)11/11/1996 8:29:00 PM
From: Reginald Middleton   of 24154
 
<I don't doubt that the price points of one- or two-generation-behind PC's will continue to come down, but the consumer appliance makers will not be standing still either. If the 486 comes down to $400, I believe the Web appliance will come down to $100 (or be greatly subsidized and possibly given away by telcos and cable companies selling access services) - it is really a very simple device. >

You can presently get a 486 system, complete, for just over $400. If telcos subisidize WEB TV's, what is to prevent them from giveing away computers? If you were the average consumer, and were offered a free appliance if you signed on for a year with AT&T (much akin to the way they pass out cell phones), which would you choose - a full blwon computer or a WebTV?
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