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To: Paul Engel who wrote (62172)	8/9/1998 2:14:00 PM
From: gnuman	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 186894

Paul, re:<The world wanted faster devices - and they got them. The world will continue to demand faster processors. And they will get them.> Guess I'm not making my point very clear. I'm simply saying these faster processors are coming at increasingly lower prices, and that the majority of users don't really need them. If the $999 PC comes with a 300 mHz processor, (soon to be 333 and so on), great. I don't think it's so much that's what the average consumer demands as it is that's what the average consumer gets. And if consumers are demanding it, why aren't they willing to pay for it? I think Intel's driving the technology upgrades, not the average consumer. They're doing it to keep ahead of the competition. Do you really think if there were no competition that Intel would be introducing new technology at this furious pace? Unit volume used to peak about 18 months after intro with three year life spans. I think the original Celeron will come and go in a lot less time then that. And Celeron-A may go away soon after socket 470.