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To: Paul Engel who wrote (44433)	1/8/1998 4:09:00 PM
From: David S.	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, Re: The Microsoft world beats the heck out of a Tower of Babble. That was exactly my point with regard to the Intel CPU platform in my reply to John Fowler two days ago. <<Post # 44212 John, I like your arguement and agree with it 80%. But, there is a difference here with computers that make the processor compatibility almost as important as performance. Most products we buy, even electronic products, pretty much operate stand-alone. Coke tastes good reliably, BigK soda is doubtful. Zenith TV is on par with Sharp TV and so on. But most computers have to accept a variety of programs that are highly sensitive to the CPU architecture. We are a long way from fault free software. And most computers, in companies and universities and among friends are subject to a lot of sharing and interaction that is equally sensitive. The Intel platform provides that compatibility, and the box design, the added features, power systems, etc. and other box maker added-values aren't all that important. So I withhold 20% from your arguement, and that is why Intel is almost a monopoly and Apple is almost dead. Compaq may want to fuss and fume about this, but they can't win this issue as long as the internet keeps growing and companies want to share data between workers. Regards, David S. Long on Intel and Iomega>> That is why Intel has to beat out AMD for at least the next 5 to 10 years. CPUs have a peculiar architecture and once one becomes the lingua franca, so to speak, for computer speak, then software run on other CPUs will have problems. We all know what a pain in the ass it is to solve intercomputer problems. What MIS manager wants to take on hours and hours of unraveling just to save $100 per machine and so that Compaq can have improved margins. Since the purchasing decisions of the big boys determine what junior at work wants to have at home, and since what many juniors at home share with other juniors at home (family and friends)...... Logic therefore prevent any educated consumer from going with anything but an Intel machine. Maybe quite a few first time buyers who are late in the game, but only a few of the wiser wallets. Everyday I curse being stuck on the Mac platform for the last few years because I am locked out or delayed in about all new applications. Thank God, the Mac does most of what I need for work. When I jump back to the PC platform, hopefully soon, there is no way I would go with a K6 or other off-brand chip and heap on myself all sorts of compatibility troubles that have been ignored or unforseen by AMD, etc. Regards, David S. Long on Intel and Iomega