>On 2/12/2014 7:46 AM, CollinB wrote: >>> Yeah, that's it. The same sort of thing happened with PC's. Remember what >>> the first XT's cost? >>> >>> Alan C >> >> When I was selling Apple ][ plus computers, people would spend $2500+ on the >> system to run a $200 VisiCalc program. >> >John > >I remember John Dvorak writing in PC magazine that what Moore's Law >really meant was that while computing power would double every 18 months >or so, the computer you'd *want* would always cost $2500. >
One other thing: Retail price points. A retailer will keep whatever price point is necessary to make a living. That's why kit packages exist -- combined margin. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
