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Article #387Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards
From: George Grimes
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1989 00:13
Date: Tue, 14 Nov 1989 00:13
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In article <CRUM.89Nov8231939@alicudi.usc.edu> crum@alicudi.usc.edu (Gary L. Crum) writes:
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>I wonder if Intel has a primary reason for the campaign, like say, for
>their UNIX effort. Have the billboards been discussed in this group?
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The motive is simple: profit. There are second sources for 286's so if you
buy a 286 system, Intel may not get any of the money. There is no licensed
second source for the 386 so if you buy a 386 system, Intel will profit.
George
P.S. Others might say the motive was greed.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!censor!becker!geac!jtsv16!uunet!sjsca4!annapurna!grimesg From: grimesg@annapurna (George Grimes) Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards Message-ID: <1989Nov14.001307.1016@sj.ate.slb.com> Date: 14 Nov 89 00:13:07 GMT References: <CRUM.89Nov8231939@alicudi.usc.edu> Reply-To: grimesg@annapurna.UUCP (George Grimes) Distribution: comp Organization: Schlumberger ATE, San Jose, CA Lines: 28