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From: robertsw@gtephx.UUCP (Wild Rider)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
Subject: Re: Math chip wars...
Keywords: 80x87
Message-ID: <1991Jun24.174305.249@gtephx.UUCP>
Date: 24 Jun 91 17:43:05 GMT
References: <1991Jun20.002949.4128@mlb.semi.harris.com> <5748@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov>
Reply-To: robertsw@gtephx.UUCP (Wild Rider)
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In article <5748@dftsrv.gsfc.nasa.gov> williams@nssdcs.UUCP
(Jim Williams) writes:
>In article <1991Jun20.002949.4128@mlb.semi.harris.com>
>routh@eltanin.rtp.semi.harris.com (Kevin Routh x622) writes:
>>>From June 17, 1991 EE Times:
>>
>[Intel chops prices on coprossors.]
>>	As part of the move, pricing for all speed grades of the
>>	387 was consolidated at $299."
>>
>>Wow, can you imagine the margins they must have on these chips?!?

	wow, can you imagine what it cost to develop these chips?!?
	wow, can you imagine the r&d that went into these chips?!?
	wow, do you think they just _maybe_ have recovered most of those
	development costs & can now pass on the savings to the consumers?!?
	wow, do you think even _intel_ may be sensitive to the market?!?

	wow?!?

	look, i'll bash intel any day of the week for their bash-begging
	designs.

	let's just make sure when we bash them that it isn't _mindless_ bashing,
	ok?!?

	cheers,
	wr (the wild rider)
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