Re[2]: Intel delays Merced -- MIDRANGE-L



RE:     Re[2]: Intel delays Merced

>It's a world gone mad! <g> Getting people to go to 32 bit is still like 
>pulling 
>teeth. I recently worked with someone who bought a shiny new PentiumII system, 
>then promptly reformatted his hard drive and loaded msdos and win 3.11. <GASP> 
>He claims that 16 bit apps are more dependable (fewer crashes). Go figure....
>Eric A DeLong
>ericadelong@pmsc.com

Eric
Are you saying that someone valued dependability over glitz and features ?
and that, 
Her/His current 16 bit apps (maybe a word processer that already had
underline/Bold/Italics/Fonts/Sizes)  did all they needed?

Hmm.  Don't let WinTel get that person's address.  I heard that people 
with those priorities have turned up missing so they will not start a 
most unfortunate trend.  Think of it.  More people might start evaluating
products for the value they bring factored by their stability/support 
costs ! 

  Hmmm.   Now that starts me wondering,  What real usable value does 
Lose98 bring again???   And Would I get that money back in bottom line 
productivity savings after rolling that cost(and the necessary back office 
and other software upgrades) across a few hundred users ??  Hmm.  

I gotta save thousands right ??  

And I heard it's twice as stable as Lose95.   
Then again,  what is 2 times zero ???

I'll take my tongue out of my cheek now.  

This was only a hypothetical view point.  No one would be that foolish
to think that way.

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