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From: jmsellens@watmath.UUCP (John M Sellens)
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Subject: Re: Base price for popular micros
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Date: Mon, 10-Jun-85 05:00:37 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jun 10 05:00:37 1985
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The question was: why are computers so expensive when it costs so little
to manufacture them?

Simple: advertising, R & D (hardware and software), risk premium on
money invested (, BMW's, Jacuzzi's, ...)