Re: Intel Price Drop?

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From: Gollum
Date: Thu, 30 Jul 1998 00:00

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biggfredd@NOSPAMcomputech-online.net wrote:
> 
> It's correct to say that Intel could still make a profit at lower prices,
> but the fact of the matter is that it's doubtful that they'd sell twice as
> many chips at half the price.  Since chips are almost 100% profit, that's
> what would have to happen to justify lowering the price.

According to most analysts figures (aw well as the INTC annual
shareholders report), INTC's profit on a CPU is in the low 50's
percentage-wise.  This figure has been pretty consistent for several
years now.

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From: Gollum <gollum@mordor.com>
Subject: Re: Intel Price Drop?
Date: 1998/07/30
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