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In article <BxFpHv.8zB@news.orst.edu> schottd@ucs.orst.edu (Derek Schott) writes:
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>After watching the market trend, I have the funniest feeling that
>everything has about hit rock bottom. A lot of people keep saying 
>that the introduction of the i586 is going to severely cut the
>prices of both the 386 and 486 machines. Although it might drop
>the prices at first, I don't see why it is going to cut them so
>much. People are in business to make money; if the computer 
>markets keep dropping the way they are now, no money is to be 
>made. Don't get me wrong, I'm in the purchasing stage myself, and 
>the lower they get in price, the better. My biggest fear is that
>if I wait too long, some unseen factor (ie trade embargo, stock
>market fluctuations, aliens landing in Sunnyvale CA., etc)
>will cause prices to go back up. 
>
>Anyone got any suggestions on what prices are going to do over the
>next 6 months to a year?
>
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>* Derek Schott                                Mail:schottd@ucs.orst.edu     *
>* Department of Public Safety/OSP             Corvallis OR OSU              *
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I wouldn't expect the 486 to drop much further even when the Pentium comes
out. The Pentium will be priced high until Intel gears up the new plant
and Intel doesn't want to shoot itself in the foot as far as sales of
the 486. Right now the 486 are being cobbled up as fast as they can make
them. 
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