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To: Meathead who wrote (23051)11/24/1997 10:19:00 PM
From: Meathead  Respond to of 176387
 
Thought I'd repost this...

A historical perspective for everyone courtesy of Business Week

Top of the News; 02-17-1992;
"The PC price wars are escalating, and there's no end in sight"

Information Processing; 05-13-1991;
"Buyers begin to balk at paying top-shelf prices for its PCs"

Information Processing; 07-06-1992;
"As PC makers of all sizes slash prices, it's shakeout time...again"

Top of the News; 08-02-1993;
COMPAQ FLEXES IT"S PECS
It has bloodied low-cost rivals

Top of the News; 08-22-1994;
COMPAQ READY TO RUMBLE
"Bulging warehouses and fat margins could lead to all-out price
cutting"

International Business; 07-06-1992;
"The winners are consumers, as businesses offer unprecedented
discounts to survive in a new market"

News: Analysis & Commentary; 03-20-1995;
"Desktops and laptops are getting real cheap, real fast"

Top of the News; 08-03-1992;
"As PC makers bash one another, PC parts makers are getting
rich"

Information Processing; 11-13-1995;
"Net-surfing machines that cost under $500 hit the market"

And just for kicks......

Information Processing; 05-06-1991;
"While other PC makers struggle, AST's sales and profits soar"

Information Processing; 10-26-1992;
MADE IN THE USA... BY HYUNDAI
"Its PC unit is going all-American to grab a bigger piece of the pie"

Information Processing; 08-23-1993;
AST STEPS OUT OF THE SHADOWS
"Its deal with Tandy has made it a PC giant overnight"

One of my favorites......

Information Processing; 07-26-1993;
"Together, IBM, Motorola, and Apple are taking on Intel's
Pentium"

Many more of BW's greatest hits can be found at:
bwarchive.businessweek.com

As anyone can see, it's never been a good time to own PC
stocks.

MEATHEAD