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Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO | Re: Unveiled this week??? Because it is like the processor industry: Even though we have the technology and working models, only release minor upgrades at a time that will demand an additional fee for a short period of time. | |
|  EngineerDave
join:2001-08-27
Hattiesburg, MS
| Re: Unveiled this week??? You, Sir, are ignorant about product development. New products have higher prices because the producer of the product has to recoup their R&D costs.
For example, when the Motorola Razr was first released it was priced at $200 ($300 maybe?). Now you can get one for less than $100. Also, as the product life cycle continues, we see different variations of that product. In this example it is different colors.
So, my point is that you are incorrect to assume that a company arbitrarily sets a high price because they just feel like it. The price is higher initially because of the costs involved with developing that product. | |
| | Skippy25
join:2000-09-13
Hazelwood, MO
| Re: Unveiled this week??? Though I appreciate your attempted insight I disagree with your personal attack, nor did I claim anything to the contrary to what you say.
I understand R&D perfectly, along with the price associated with it. However, if you think they just happen to get that extra 100mhz or 300mhz to release that next process through some amazing development discovery you my friend are the ignorant one. Though I do not believe you are making that claim, but if you are then I call a duck a duck.
My claim is simply that Intel knows what each new processor is fully capable of at the time of development. They CHOOSE to release that new processor in slight increments to aide in the recovery of that R&D. Which is contrary to releasing the best product they can at a price the market will bear. | |
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