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To: Process Boy who wrote (97954)3/10/2000 11:12:00 PM
From: Jim McMannis  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571040
 
RE:"Scumbria - <Q. If Microsoft sells a box for $150, including DVD and an 8 GB disk, how much profit does the CPU manufacturer make?>
x more than the competitor that didn't get the contract"

If intel loses money on each processor will they make it up on volume? <jajaja>
I guess they will maintain some market share...<G>

Jim



To: Process Boy who wrote (97954)3/11/2000 4:13:00 AM
From: Petz  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571040
 
PB, re:<<Scumbria - <Q. If Microsoft sells a box for $150, including DVD and an 8 GB disk, how much profit does the CPU manufacturer make?>>>

<x more than the competitor that didn't get the contract.>

Yea, but if x is negative, its x less profit.

Petz



To: Process Boy who wrote (97954)3/11/2000 1:07:00 PM
From: tejek  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1571040
 
x more than the competitor that didn't get the contract.

PB,

Not necessarily....what makes you think Intel didn't sell the chips at cost? Knowing B. Gates, the probability is very great that they did.

ted


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