Re: 486 vs. 386

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From: Ed Schwalenberg
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 22:12

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In article <1992Nov14.110834.524@global.hacktic.nl> peter@global.hacktic.nl (Peter Busser) writes:
  >>I hope the 586 comes out soon so I can get my 486/DX2-66 at a lower price :)

  >I wouldn't count on a lot of price impact right away.  Pentium will be
  >high-priced for some little while after its release.

  Sure, the 586 and the 486 do not have any competition. Yet. When AMD or any
  other competitor comes out with a 486, we'll see that the Intel 486 will drop
  in price rapidly to lower the margins of the competitor's processors.

A look at Intel's price list will show that their marketing policy (at least
insofar as published qty-1000 prices go) is strictly based on price/performance.
There is no "knee" in the curve when you get to the 386/486 boundary.

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From: ed@odi.com (Ed Schwalenberg)
Subject: Re: 486 vs. 386
In-Reply-To: peter@global.hacktic.nl's message of Sat, 14 Nov 1992 11:08:34 GMT
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