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   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:08:35 -0500, -hh wrote:   
      
   > Today, the rate of change is not as dramatic, so a delay doesn't save as   
   > much money.  PCs have long since passed the point of "good enough" for   
   > mainstream tasks such that we could replace desktop iron with   
   > ever-lighter laptops.  As such, there's a reduced demand for high   
   > performance because its no longer this month's cutting edge new stuff:   
   > everyone can afford pretty high flying stuff without much drama.   
      
   I read today that the smart phone manufacturers are predicting a bleak   
   2026. AI sucking down all the RAM is going to raise the BOM cost,   
   particularly on the low end, and people have reached 'good enough'. The   
   Whizzbang 17 doesn't have much new to offer over the Whizzbang 15.   
      
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