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To: Paul Engel who wrote (33975)7/6/1998 5:58:00 PM
From: Scumbria  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572838
 
The premium on Compaq servers is MUCH MUCH HIGHER!

Paul,

4 CPU X $3000 = $12,000.

Suppose that Compaq can build four CPU's for $500. It will be a very hard decision for Compaq to pick between $12,000 cost and $500 cost. Not to mention the fact that the Alpha has about double the performance of the Xeon.

Intel seems to be having a hard time understanding that their customers don't like being reamed.

Scumbria