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To: kash johal who wrote (95124)1/6/2000 2:27:00 AM
From: Scumbria  Respond to of 186894
 
Kash,

Oh and BTW even if the silicon is free the packaging/test costs alone exceed $10.

Not for a BGA tested on in house testers at TSMC.

Scumbria



To: kash johal who wrote (95124)1/6/2000 2:56:00 AM
From: Amy J  Respond to of 186894
 
RE: "I doubt if 10M folks see a $50 difference as the final determinant in such a selection."

Hi Kash,

Think again. : )

Edit: I think people in the consumer electronics market think $50 is a big difference, however, after re-reading your post, I can see this wasn't what you were talking about.

Regards,
Amy J



To: kash johal who wrote (95124)1/6/2000 3:37:00 AM
From: Paul Engel  Respond to of 186894
 
Kash - Re: "Folks have found that if you want a hard drive, modem, monitor its tough to beat $500-600 as a base ASP"

Excellent point.

SCUMbria ignores the fact that the component suppliers should make a profit, the PC OEM should make a profit, the shipping company should make a profit, and the reseller should make a profit, and some money should be "set aside" for downstream service.

Paul


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