Zeev's Turnips Patch-No Politics (ZEEV)

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Like car manufacturers, computers are built for obsolescence in about 3 years
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This is not exactly true. (And part of the problem chip manufacturers are facing at this moment)

Planned obsolescense was the game for computer chips up to the last 2 or 3 years. Then something changed: The newer chips are NOT considerably faster than the ones they replace, they don't even has anything "better" going for them. They have kind of hit a wall. (Of course industry pundits will deny this)

The net result is that computers made 3 years ago are as able as newer computers to handle the tasks at hand. Big companies are slowly realizing this and they are in no hurry of replacing their computers.

This is the main (unspoken) reason that INTC, DELL, etc. are having problems. (And will in the foreseeable future)

The only segment pulling the sector is shoot-em-up games that requiere expensive video cards, and faster processors as they are trying to reach movie-quality in the process. (regretfully the playability of those games reflects the movies they are trying to emulate: uninspiring and formulaic)

Only reason to replace a computer is if the price is low enough. (Or if they are cuter)

H.