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To: kash johal who wrote (80708)	5/11/1999 3:15:00 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	Respond to of 186894

<The key is that a loaded $500 computer become much more feasible as these folks integrate more and more.> Not only that, but it also takes the wind out of so-called "set-top boxes." Remember when the "PC-killer" used to be the NetPC? That died once fully-featured PC's fell in price below $1,000. Now the next "PC-killer" is the set-top box like WebTV. But they too will die once these new integrated PC platforms take on the same dimensions and cost structure as set-top boxes. Very soon, we could see Celeron-based computers that are no bigger than a pizza box sitting on top of the TV and costing not much more than $400. (Kind of reminds me of the old Commodore 64.) Now my only worry is the possibility that home game systems like the Sega Dreamcast and the Playstation II could start adding e-mail and Web-surfing capabilities. Already the Dreamcast will feature online support for multiplayer games. With the volumes that the home game systems have, this could be a serious contender to the set-top Celeron box. It just goes to show all of us that PC's aren't dying. Rather, they're changing as we speak. Tenchusatsu