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To: Tony Viola who wrote (81434)	5/24/1999 11:18:00 AM
From: Scumbria	Respond to of 186894

Tony, What's the point? Your point was that it may be more cost effective to use multiple low cost CPUs than a single expensive one. I was questioning if that rationale applies to x86 vs. Merced. Scumbria

To: Tony Viola who wrote (81434)	5/24/1999 12:50:00 PM
From: Proud_Infidel	Respond to of 186894

Prices of Pentium II PCs Fall in Japan May 24, 1999 (TOKYO) -- Prices of desktop/tower PCs with Pentium II or K6-2 microprocessors declined in Japan after the spring sales campaign period, which peaked in the final week of March. Some PCs equipped with a Pentium II dropped by 40,000 yen and K6-2 models dipped by 20,000 yen. (124.26 yen = US$1) This was revealed in a survey on PC prices conducted by Nikkei Best PC and compiled by Nikkei Market Access as of April 16. The prices of Pentium II PCs will continue to fall, the survey noted. Sales will shift from PCs with Pentium II chips to those equipped with Pentium III or high-speed Celeron chips, the survey said. The survey indicated that, as of April 16, the average prices for desktop/tower PCs dropped by 6,018 yen to 231,233 yen and prices of notebook PCs rose by 374 yen to 272,223 yen as compared with the previous month. This resulted in a 2.5-percent fall in prices of desktop PCs and a 0.1 percent increase for notebook PCs compared with the previous month, the survey said. Demand was high during the 1999 spring sales campaign because prices were set at reasonable levels, and corporate inventory control efforts were successful, the survey said. As a result, PC prices remained stable until after the fourth week of March, which was the peak of the spring sales campaign. Nikkei Best PC regularly surveys prices of popular PCs at 14 major retailers in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. It then divides the results into two categories. desktop/tower and notebook prices and comes up with the average prices. (Nikkei Market Access) nikkeibp.asiabiztech.com