Garrett Cooper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > No kidding. But I doubt the competence of people that buy computers > from big name manufacturers, unless they bought it maybe for server > applications, large scale deployment of machines, etc. Gotta love > their little Flash graphics with the "balls" representing "bits", > just hopping along the CPU/cores... lol. > -Garrett
From a strictly marketing/advertising sense, it is a rather useful tool. Honestly, they could have posted a 5000 word white paper detailing the specs and performance gains versus none hyper-threaded or dual cored PCs, but how many actual potential buyers would have actually read or understood it. That little visual aid they developed immediately attracts a potential buyers attention. I do question why you make the statement, "I doubt the competence of people that buy computers from big name manufacturers" however. I happen to own two Dell computers, along with an old Compag (my first). In the past ten years or so, I have purchased at least 6 personal PC's and recommended dozens more to my friends. At least when buying from a well known manufacturer, the odds are that they will be around if something goes wrong with the unit. I have know individuals who have purchased from lesser known manufacturers only to discover that they were no longer in business in a year or two. I look for stability in the companies I do business with as well as the units I purchase. I personally find your statement somewhat insulting. -- Gerard Seibert [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
