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From: t68@nikhefh.hep.nl (Jos Vermaseren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: Color Monitors (was Re:Wait a Sec...)
Summary: It ain't that simple.
Message-ID: <541@nikhefh.hep.nl>
Date: 4 Oct 88 13:19:05 GMT
References: <3163@sdsu.UUCP> <120@pande.UUCP>
Organization: Nikhef-H, Amsterdam (the Netherlands).
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In article <120@pande.UUCP>, richard@pande.UUCP (richard) writes:
> >> This leaves the question: why is the American preference for color so much
> >> greater than in Europe? I posed this question a long time ago, but nobody
> >> could come up with an explanation. Anybody has one?
> 
> Americans, in general, have more disposible income than the rest of
> the world.
> 
> I'm sure the European preference for colour is just as great, but
> the *relative* cost is higher. Same for other toys like CD players.
> 

If it were that simple I wouldn't have asked. For your information:
CD players were available in Europe before they could be bought in the US.

The best theory I have heard thusfar is:
Americans want to have something they can show off with, even when it means
that their everyday comfort is less. Europeans place everyday comfort higher
on their list.
It still doesn't sound convincing.

Jos Vermaseren