Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mailrus!ames!hc!beta!a!jlg
From: jlg@a.UUCP (Jim Giles)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: RISC  a short answer??
Message-ID: <603@a.UUCP>
Date: 6 May 88 17:20:58 GMT
References: <1036@nusdhub.UUCP> <21149@pyramid.pyramid.com> <307@mucmot.UUCP> <310@mucmot.UUCP>
Organization: Los Alamos Natl Lab, Los Alamos, N.M.
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Summary: Profit from price/performance???

In article <310@mucmot.UUCP>, ron@mucmot.UUCP (Ron Voss) writes:

> Making a profit means designing for the best price/performance ratio,
> which indirectly translates to number of units sold, which indirectly
> translates to satisfied customers (is my order reversed?).
> The marketplace will determine if Motorola has done a good job.
> Caveat my affiliation.
> 
But, wait a minute!!  DEC makes a profit.  Are you saying that VAXen
have a good price/performance ratio?  

J. Giles
Los Alamos