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To: puborectalis who wrote (38031)	4/15/1998 8:47:00 PM
From: K. M. Strickler	Respond to of 176387

sk, Yeah, I somebody who bought a sub 1K compaq. They are over 70 and want to e-mail their kids in Alaska! Not exactly a 'power' user! It would have to be a sub 1K machine for these people to purchase anything. Regards, Ken

To: puborectalis who wrote (38031)	4/16/1998 9:07:00 AM
From: Ex-INTCfan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 176387

I can't imagine using a sub-zero machine. After loading Office 97, my machine slowed to a crawl. I will be upgrading to a 333mz within the next week or two. IMHO, the sub-zeros will expand the market and provide a great opportunity for upgrades -- at a faster rate than in the past. This doesn't even take into consideration the impact that increased band width will have on the need for more powerful machines. I think the move by CPQ to push low-cost computers out to the masses will have a long-term positive impact on the profitability of all in the industry, as any move to make PCs ubiquitous will expedite the movement to electronic commerce and the PC becoming more of a necessity than a luxury. My PC has already paid for itself many times over from business generated on the Web, and savings from items purchased over the web, including web-based brokerage transactions. My experience will become more the norm and less the exception as the installed base increases and the web becomes a preferred medium of commerce for more consumers and businesses. I believe Compaq knew when it began pushing sub-zeros that these machines would have a very limited life, and, as market leader, their real intention was to expedite the move to PCs being in every household. It was a long-term strategic decision, not a move to generate short-term profits.