Re: Who is telling stories out of turn?

[Scott Klement <midrange-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You're assuming that the cost to make the systems remains constant.  I 
strongly suspect that the materials that vendors like IBM use to make 
computer systems has dropped just as quickly as the costs of the systems 
themselves.

R&D costs probably haven't, though.


Booth Martin wrote:
> Moore's Law is a big factor with the platform. imho.
>
> In other words, for 50+ years, hardware costs have dropped by 50% every 
> 18 months.  All manufacturers have had to double sales every 18 months 
> just to stand still! 
>
> If the sales double every 2 years then they are still falling behind.  
> No other industry, so far as I know, has ever faced that dilemma for 50+ 
> plus years running.