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To: Scumbria who wrote (53348)	3/24/1999 8:40:00 AM
From: Gary Ng	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1583414

Scumbria, Re: The bottom line is that there is no practical differentiation between Intel's microprocessors for most users Which has been this way for quite some time. However, I would like to look at it from a different perspective. Most of today's computer buyers are not first time buyer but repeated customers for upgrade. Take myself as an example, I bought a 266 PII 12 months ago. I am planning for the next upgrade which should at least double what I have now by end of this year. By that time, it is most likely a PIII 600. While I believe it will be more expensive than a Celeron 450/500(?) which will be a bargain by then, I would still go for the PIII. Sounds stupid but that is how it works. We saw the same thing in the car business and many other business. A Rolex is no more accurate that a Casio but it seems to be welcomed by many. Gary