>Yea, and your government (and mine) claims that the inflation rate is near zero, even though most everything I buy costs more and more each time I buy it!
>I read not too long ago that cars had increased by over 40% since 1991, for instance.
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>I'm guessing that their rate calculation must be based solely on PC and PC component pricing.
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Must be. What we are now enjoying is the fruits of over ramp-up. First, there was a chip embargo with Japan in the mid-80's, driving RAM sky high. Then, after that, a fire wiped out one of the largest chip factories in Japan. Prior to that, there was a trend to stop making RAM and other chips here in USA. So, a bunch of companies jumped into what they perceived was a lucrative market and now we have overcapacity and cheapness.