Alexandro Colorado wrote: > Quoting Mathias Bauer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> Matthias wrote: >>> >>>> Yes, possibly at least over time the price might drop. If we assume >>>> that the higher price of Macs today is one of the obstacles for a higher >>>> market share it is not unlikely that this can sell more Macs. But of >>>> course that's just speculation. >>> >>> I see no reason why using Intel would drop the price of Mac machines. >> >> I also see not *direct* influence. But the hardware development in the >> Intel world is much faster than in the IBM space and prices drop much > > I don't agree, simply because Intel has a faster release cycle doesn't meant > that the actual hardware development is faster. We have lived with i586/i686 > tiny improvements for about 10 years now. The core hardware is still the same > just faster.
Exactly. You get more speed for less money. I would call that a kind of development. And exactly this kind of development allows computer manufacturers to sell the same computer for a smaller price without losing money. You are right about the architectural development, but that's not what I was referring to (sorry for being unclear). Regarding prices this kind of development usually does the opposite. :-) Best regards, Mathias -- Mathias Bauer - OpenOffice.org Application Framework Project Lead Please reply to the list only, [EMAIL PROTECTED] is a spam sink. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
