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#179310From: Dale LarsonDec 21, 1994 12:14 PM
Windows '95 has been delayed another two months. It won't be on store shelves until *at least* August. Couldn't be better timing after the Pentium debacle. Has the entire industry grown to the point that it can't support its own weight?
#179467From: John GagerDec 22, 1994 6:58 PM
I saw this in USA Today myself. Maybe Microsoft might have to change the name to Windows 96 if they keep this up. Also read that Intel has changed their replacement policy for the Pentium. Before they were asking users to prove that they needed a new chip. Now they will replace them no questions asked. I understand they took a lot of flack from their users. Somehow, I don't pity them <g>. Now with 2.2 million Pentium machines out there, and if only 75% ask for a new processor at $500 a pop, that will cost Intel $825 Million in potential sales. I don't think I want to buy any Intel stock right now <g>.
#179491From: Don Curtis/SYSOPDec 22, 1994 11:44 PM
The $825 price you quote is retail. OEM price ranges from $50 to $150 per chip according to the article I read.
#179629From: Mr. ChalleronDec 24, 1994 3:12 AM
> Windows '95 has been delayed … the Pentium debacle. > Has the entire industry grown to the point that it can't support its own > weight? Naah; it's just that all the B.S. that Microsoot and Intol(erable) have been juggling under the hot lights is starting to melt…. "A 'Creative Amiga'? Hell, we ALL knew that…." Mr. C
#179941From: SyndesisDec 28, 1994 12:32 PM
Assuming that the change from Windows 95 to Windows 96 is a given, I think it's actually going to be in their favor. Many people will have heard of Windows 95, and when Windows 96 arrives, they'll buy it immediately because they'll think that they're already behind one revision of the OS.