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To: Larry Loeb who wrote (59605)	7/9/1998 12:37:00 PM
From: Paul Engel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 186894

Larry - Re: " I don't believe that someone purchasing a $1000 system will be happy with it for more than 2 years. We'll see." That is why Compaq hasn't sold 120 Mhz MediaGX machines in over a year. Everybody - Cyrix, AMD, Intel - keeps raising CPU speeds. The KEY POINT is that if it is done properly, it costs (Intel) very little to INCREASE all CPU speeds - since their cost reductions via new process introductions and shrinking geometries - is a BONUS of the advanced technology. And Intel's process capability - and rate of change - exceeds it's competition. When the smoke clears, the good companies will be left standing and the not so good ones will be.... Paul

To: Larry Loeb who wrote (59605)	7/9/1998 3:13:00 PM
From: Mark Brophy	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

I think you're in the minority. Personally, I like to get 5 years out of a PC for home use. I purchased a Pentium 60 in February 1994 and I don't expect to need a new PC until next year or, perhaps, 2000. I don't believe that someone purchasing a $1000 system will be happy with it for more than 2 years. We'll see. I've never owned a PC for more than 2 years. Typically, I use it for 18-24 months. If I was sure it would last that long, I'd buy a $1000 PC. Have you seen any surveys that show how long the average business and home user uses his computer?