| > 20+ years ago? Yeah. Back then lots of folks moonlit or ran local PC builder companies as small business PC builders and gaming PC builders. Before gateway and e-machines, and the like. > speculation or evidence? first hand knowledge > think it would be the opposite The curve is within a market. There are boring computers and exciting computers, workaday computers and toy computers, etc. Each has its curve. Compare to automobiles, what gets shown at shows or on the track, what is limited edition, and finally what is high end then mainstream then outdated. The high end buyers want them some of that enthusiast kit — without the high maintenance and visits to the mechanic. That’s even true within a brand line, buyers want stuff they see getting played with over on the left of the chasm by competing enthusiasts, and they want their brand to adopt it too. |
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