Re: CFA: Microsoft overcharges consumers $10 billion in 3 years

["Erick Andrews" <eandrews@star.net>]

On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 23:02:28 -0500, Wandered Inn wrote:

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>I sometimes wonder whether or not Intel already has the chips built they
>are going to announce in the year 2025.  You know, they figured all the
>engineering and physics out long ago and didn't want to jump from the
>386 16 Mhz to the 1086 1500 Ghz chip.  They figure they could sell a lot
>of stuff between the two.  I know corporations plan on replacing PC's
>about every three years.
>
>I don't think that the sudden upward swing in processor speed has been
>an accident.  Intel's no longer alone....
>
>
>--
>Until later: Geoffrey		esoteric@denali.atlnet.com
>
>You mean you paid MONEY for Service Pack '98????
>
Spot on Geoffrey.  Just a few years ago DEC (now Compaq) had the
Alpha chip that pushed over 400 MHz.  Now I know that Intel bought
the wafer fab plant from them here in Hudson, MA, last year...but that's
more than I care to speculate about just now.

Best,
Erick