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- From: rgaudre@triton.unm.edu (Ron Gaudreau)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
- Subject: Re: 486 vs. 386
- Keywords: prices
- Message-ID: <hcaqztc@lynx.unm.edu>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 11:48:38 GMT
- References: <1992Nov4.232958.11318@mksol.dseg.ti.com> <92110612229@drktowr.chi.il.us> <BxFpHv.8zB@news.orst.edu>
- Organization: University of New Mexico, Albuquerque
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- In article <BxFpHv.8zB@news.orst.edu> schottd@ucs.orst.edu (Derek Schott) writes:
- >
- >After watching the market trend, I have the funniest feeling that
- >everything has about hit rock bottom. A lot of people keep saying
- >that the introduction of the i586 is going to severely cut the
- >prices of both the 386 and 486 machines. Although it might drop
- >the prices at first, I don't see why it is going to cut them so
- >much. People are in business to make money; if the computer
- >markets keep dropping the way they are now, no money is to be
- >made. Don't get me wrong, I'm in the purchasing stage myself, and
- >the lower they get in price, the better. My biggest fear is that
- >if I wait too long, some unseen factor (ie trade embargo, stock
- >market fluctuations, aliens landing in Sunnyvale CA., etc)
- >will cause prices to go back up.
- >
- >Anyone got any suggestions on what prices are going to do over the
- >next 6 months to a year?
- >
- >--
- >=============================================================================
- >* Derek Schott Mail:schottd@ucs.orst.edu *
- >* Department of Public Safety/OSP Corvallis OR OSU *
- >=============================================================================
-
- I wouldn't expect the 486 to drop much further even when the Pentium comes
- out. The Pentium will be priced high until Intel gears up the new plant
- and Intel doesn't want to shoot itself in the foot as far as sales of
- the 486. Right now the 486 are being cobbled up as fast as they can make
- them.
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- University of New Mexico |
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