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To: Joe NYC who wrote (108304)	8/27/2000 2:17:06 AM
From: ptanner	Respond to of 186894

Joe <When you buy a product such as MS Office, Oracle, IIS etc, with few exceptions (Direct X) you get 1 executable that is going to be used on machines starting from Pentium / K6 all the way to P4 / Athlon. The software makers will not be optimizing for P4 anytime soon.> Would the use of plug-ins or otherwise configurable software segments allow for customized installations for P4 for applications that push the limits of processor power? I doubt an extra 20% on office Apps would ever be appreciated by a 20% gain in Photoshop would be highly desirable. The use of plug-ins has allowed for greater performance on G4 Powermacs while still providing for compatibility with G3s. Or is this one of the exceptions (like Direct X)? -PT

To: Joe NYC who wrote (108304)	8/27/2000 2:04:40 PM
From: SisterMaryElephant	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Joeseph, <When you buy a product such as MS Office, Oracle, IIS etc, with few exceptions (Direct X) you get 1 executable that is going to be used on machines starting from Pentium / K6 all the way to P4 / Athlon. The software makers will not be optimizing for P4 anytime soon.> I disagree. Do you realize what a trivial recompile and clever marketing can do for these software companies? The release of a hardware upgrade is a major opportunity for these companies to sell more software and make more money. You inadvertently articulated one of Intel's "hidden" strengths. It is part of a value chain that stretches out all the way to the software. Software companies, depend and root for Intel to innovate and create "marketing" opportunities like this, IMHO. Cheers. SK