__/ [ Oliver Wong ] on Monday 24 July 2006 17:58 \__
>
> "Roy Schestowitz" <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:1163052.8P4fzFUOyQ@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> __/ [ Roy Schestowitz ] on Monday 24 July 2006 11:04 \__
> [...]
>>> http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=33217
>>>
>>> AMD slashes processor pricing
>>>
>>>
> [...]
>>
>> Addenda (complementing the above):
>>
>> http://www.reghardware.co.uk/2006/07/24/amd_july_price_cuts/
>>
>> AMD slashes prices by up to 61 per cent
>>
>
> ArsTechnica actually predicted these price cuts about a month in
> advance
> (kudos to them!) I was purchasing a full AMD system at the time from
> NCIX.com when I stumbled upon the ArsTechnica article. I immediately
> e-mailed NCIX and told them to cancel my order. Luckily for me, they did
> cancel it. And now (or perhaps in the next few following days), I can
> re-place the order, except paying only around $200 instead of $400 for the
> AMD chip I'm interested in.
Interesting. This reminds me of something misfortunate that
last happened to me yesterday evening. I keep walking past
the Maplin shopwindow almost on a daily basis, only to
reveal that a hard-drive I bought for 150 quid (minus 5%
student discount) now costs just 99 quid. The rebate was
made available just two weeks after I had made the purchase,
some time around February. I'm thinking about buying a
second unit rather than excuse myself with sour grapes
arguments. But it would be utterly unnecessary. Once you buy
something, the best thing to do is to abstain from looking
at what /else/ you could have bought... sometimes it's just
hard to fight temptation and curiosity. Either way, you did
well. I read about AMD's price changes only days/one week
ago. Can't remember where... the ATi rumours began last
week... speculation predate that by weeks/months, so there
must have been inside information about meetings and
negotiations. Good for insightful investors...
Best wishes,
Roy
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