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To: shadowman who wrote (16430)	2/18/2001 1:22:08 AM
From: Ed Forrest	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 110631

I'd like to hear his take on the PC industry and the weird dynamic that the consumer (upgrader) is faced with when you know that what you're going to buy today will be cheaper...faster...and better??...tomorrow. Dennis As with all purchases it's what I call the Buyers Syndrome. It goes like this,I want it ,I need it,I must have it and today I will have it no matter what. Of course what follows in very short order is you observe a lesser price.You are then overtaken with the dreaded malady,Buyers Remorse. It's an inescapable situation that I fear we are doomed to endure as long as we are consumers. IMHO Ed

To: shadowman who wrote (16430)	2/18/2001 12:53:02 PM
From: mr.mark	Respond to of 110631

dennis regarding pulling the trigger on a pc purchase in an ever-decreasing price environment..... although i completely understand and recognize what you are saying about this dilemma, i can honestly say that i have never for a moment felt bad about the money i spent on computer equipment. and i have never waited 5 minutes for the price to come down. it's all a big wheel that turns, the way i see it, and you have to get on somewhere. waiting for a better price, literally, means you never make a purchase! all you do is wait. like paralysis of analysis. and what must be factored in is the use of the technology and equipment that one benefits from instead of waiting six months (or whatever) for the price to drop. if i buy today for $1000 and in six months the cost is $700, did i get $300 worth of benefit from the earlier purchase? i think my lack of 'remorse' stems from a don't look back approach i have to these sort of things.... kind of a refusal to second guess my actions. to me, technology is always worth what i was willing to pay for it. i never care if the price goes down. it's an exercise in futility as i see it. :) mark