Author: Robert Hyatt
Date: 20:24:16 03/02/03
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On March 02, 2003 at 22:42:59, Jeremiah Penery wrote: >On March 02, 2003 at 10:17:08, Robert Hyatt wrote: > >>On March 02, 2003 at 00:33:11, Matt Taylor wrote: >> >>>On March 01, 2003 at 20:10:49, Robert Hyatt wrote: >>> >>>>So if Intel ships 3.0 today, that's what I buy. If they ship 2.8, that is >>>>what I buy. > >That's exactly the point. Why release the 3.0, when you'll buy the slower 2.8? > _what_ is "the point"??? if we believe your scenario, then it costs the same to produce _either_ so their profit is the same whether I buy a 2.8 or a 3.0. >>>I wasn't talking so much about requirements. I was thinking more that few people >>>will upgrade from a 2.8 GHz Xeon to a 3.06 GHz Xeon because it is >>>cost-prohibitive and returns very little additional speed. The point is that >>>people will buy the 3.6 if available, otherwise they buy the 2.8 (or whatever >>>-is- available). If they buy the 2.8, they're more likely to upgrade when the >>>4.0 is released. If they get the 3.6, there's no chance. >> >>I agree. But I see _no_ incentive for Intel to want to delay _my_ purchases >>for a few months, yet that is exactly the effect of "dragging their feet." > >Because you're going to purchase anyway. It doesn't matter to them if you >purchase today or tomorrow, so long as you purchase. But it _does_ matter whether I purchase their processor or their competitor's. And I'm going to buy the fastest thing I can at the time I purchase. If they lag with clock speeds, I may well go with someone else. And I believe they know that. > >If they skip straight to the 5GHz, they miss out on your upgrade to 4GHz. If >they release speed grades more slowly, you're likely to buy the 4GHz AND the >5GHz. Nope. I'm going to upgrade once every 3 years. If they are selling 5ghz, I'll buy it. If they lag at 4, and someone else has something faster, I'm buying that. I do _not_ see any reason to "hold back" on the top end. But this is an argument that can _never_ be ended because there is no way to prove it. You can believe what you want, I'll believe what I want, and that is about the best we can hope for...
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