Tom - Re: "...that there is not a whole lot of difference between a PC that runs 200 or 400 MHz when it comes to the current array of software choices or accessing the internet. "
Looks like you may be wrong.
Read the folowing:
techweb.com
" The average price of a PC sold at retail in April increased $18 to $1,195, from $1,177 in March. The average price in February was $1,155. The increase came, in part, due to the arrival of 350-MHz and 400-MHz Pentium II-based PCs, which boosted the share of PC revenue from PCs priced between $2,500 and $3,000 to 9.4 percent in April, from 2 percent in March. Unit sales for PCs sold in that price range represented only 4.3 percent.
The onset of high-end Pentium II PCs contributed to a 6 percent gain in sales shares for Pentium II PCs, to 49.4 percent in April. AMD K6-based PCs saw their share of retail sales fall to 21.7 percent, from 23.5 percent in March. K6-based PCs last outsold Pentium II-based PCs in January.
The early favorable sales of high-end Pentium II PCs also contributed to the ongoing success ofHewlett-Packard and Compaq Computer.
You may find it comforting to believe that fast CPUs are out of favor because Cyrix can't make them. You must realize however that Cyrix CAN'T SELL THEIR LOW END STUFF!
Don't let your wishes cloud reality from your thoughts.
Paul |
