Your comments (imho) make you sound like you know very little about the business side of computing.
1. Cheap PCs mean job losses... That is very basic economics... which I am not going to go into right now.
2. computer SYSTEMS. A computer system is more than just the PCs running office:). e.g. Companies need to spend more money on teaching business to IT staff and IT to business staff for one...
3. Its called "product differentation". If you don't like it don't buy it and companies will get the message... fact is many people buy those computers or they wouldn't be restocking the shelves.
4. Its called " Barriers to entry ". Which means starting up a business is too high expensive or to risky or you are simply not allowed to for legal reasons.
5. People look at what the computer can do... Big drawcards in the last few years have been Internet (esp E-Mail) and GUIs. Ooh and lets not forget DBMSs ( Database Management Systems e.g. M$ Sql or MYSQL ). Whats next for people to spend money on....NET ?
At the end of the day... companies arn't looking to sell pcs to everyone who needs ( or wants ) one. Its actually a bad thing if everyone can afford a PC.
Lets say people need 80 million pcs a year... the price that everyone can afford is $500 per PC. But if they sell them at $800 per pc, yes they would only sell 60 million.... but 60 m * $800 > 80 m * $500.
So the idea is to sell expensive PCs to those who can afford them ( the 60 million ) and cheaper PCs to those who can't. Thats why there will always be DELL etc.. selling over priced pcs with fancy " multimedia keyboards " to make them seem expensive.
The reason computers are so expensive is business issue not ( so much ) an IT issue...
-.- Selling cheaper PCs means people get fired... and nobody wants to do that unless its really nessesary.
-.- Companies should be spending more money on their computer systems than they are doing; They are a good source of "sustained compeditive advantage".
-.- There are large fixed costs involved in computers... e.g. quality control, chip design & testing.
-.- The technology is controled by relatively few people... how many (good) brands are out there ? The barriers to entry into many IT markets are HUGE.
-.- Cost isn't as much of an issue as people think it is... people don't upgrade because its a hassle... e.g Microsoft has said that upgrades that just work is the #1 issue to convincing peopel to upgrade
There are many more reasons than those outlined above...
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:). e.g. Companies need to spend more money on teaching business to IT staff and IT to business staff for one...
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Your comments (imho) make you sound like you know very little about the business side of computing.
1. Cheap PCs mean job losses... That is very basic economics... which I am not going to go into right now.
2. computer SYSTEMS. A computer system is more than just the PCs running office
3. Its called "product differentation". If you don't like it don't buy it and companies will get the message... fact is many people buy those computers or they wouldn't be restocking the shelves.
4. Its called " Barriers to entry ". Which means starting up a business is too high expensive or to risky or you are simply not allowed to for legal reasons.
5. People look at what the computer can do... Big drawcards in the last few years have been Internet (esp E-Mail) and GUIs. Ooh and lets not forget DBMSs ( Database Management Systems e.g. M$ Sql or MYSQL ). Whats next for people to spend money on...
At the end of the day... companies arn't looking to sell pcs to everyone who needs ( or wants ) one. Its actually a bad thing if everyone can afford a PC.
Lets say people need 80 million pcs a year... the price that everyone can afford is $500 per PC. But if they sell them at $800 per pc, yes they would only sell 60 million.... but 60 m * $800 > 80 m * $500.
So the idea is to sell expensive PCs to those who can afford them ( the 60 million ) and cheaper PCs to those who can't. Thats why there will always be DELL etc.. selling over priced pcs with fancy " multimedia keyboards " to make them seem expensive.
The reason computers are so expensive is business issue not ( so much ) an IT issue...
-.- Selling cheaper PCs means people get fired... and nobody wants to do that unless its really nessesary.
-.- Companies should be spending more money on their computer systems than they are doing; They are a good source of "sustained compeditive advantage".
-.- There are large fixed costs involved in computers... e.g. quality control, chip design & testing.
-.- The technology is controled by relatively few people... how many (good) brands are out there ? The barriers to entry into many IT markets are HUGE.
-.- Cost isn't as much of an issue as people think it is... people don't upgrade because its a hassle... e.g Microsoft has said that upgrades that just work is the #1 issue to convincing peopel to upgrade
There are many more reasons than those outlined above...