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Subject: Re: Intel will benefit from this tefchnological advance gradually !

Author: Sally Weltrop

Date: 04:48:59 12/16/02

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On December 16, 2002 at 04:52:40, Jorge Pichard wrote:

>On December 16, 2002 at 04:39:09, Jorge Pichard wrote:
>
>>On December 16, 2002 at 04:01:37, Chris Taylor wrote:
>>
>>>How long before they put so many billions of these on a pin head and make a
>>>super computer?
>>>
>>>Is this one of the *Things to come*
>>>
>>>How long will it be before a microscope is needed to fit a processor in a
>>>computer?
>>>
>>>Merry Christmas
>>>
>>>Chris
>>
>>
>>Probably by the time they manage to make a PDA capable of 10 Ghz! That could be
>>five years from now.
>
>Intel could produce a microprocessor capable of 10 Ghz very soon, but they
>simply won't because they have to profit gradually from 3Ghz to 4 Ghz to 5Ghz
>etc... Simply the Murphy LAW is a profitable marketing strategy that has worked
>gradually, if they make the mistake of producing a microprocessor capable of 10
>Ghz in the next 6 months they will lose a lot of money, by NOT squeezing our
>pockets every six months as they have done for the last 20 years.

excellent point. A business makes it seem like they care about you but basically
it's about squeezing money out of the pocket. That's why I upgrade in years now.
>
>
>Pichard



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