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To: Kashish King who wrote (27278)	12/29/1997 1:10:00 PM
From: charles moore	Respond to of 1573123

Rod: Did 90% of the Consumers "know" that they did not need it or "think" that they did not need it. My point in this example was that the Consumer is not that informed especially in certain areas. Also I think you mean 90% of people who bought the SX and not 90% of the Consumers who bought a System. My point was that Intel knew it was a "crippled" system. I also believe that a lot of people now realize that if they buy a System now that new Software not to mention nre Hardware can make it obsolete in less than a year fo some if not all applications.Therefore there are a lot of Publications that will give you the Basic System that will say still be applicable for the next 18 months and a lot of people will want to insure this. Would you buy a "crippled" system knowing it would be obsolete when you went to use that Spreadsheet.Are you telling me that Compaq and Dell etc didnt make an SX? No, there is nothing wrong with selling a System for a particular enabling application as long as you specify that.If you but a Game and it says Pentium required One doesnt buy it for the 386.Or PCI etc if one doesnt have a PCI etc. I dont remember seeing any Warnings etc in any of the Brand name Computer stores that the SX was only enabled for certain applications.The problem is Customer awareness. Buying a "crippled" System is a little different then say buying a New Car that has some Function that is only present on the more expensive models that doesnt affect its performance. Again you are assuming that all Consumers are informed and Technically Oriented. Charles