[quote]Originally posted by Sowulo:
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While you might well be right about the price, the processor speed would still be in the range that it is. Why? Because even without competition, Intel would still want us to keep upgrading as often as possible to keep getting more of our cash. Need an example? Microsoft doesn't have much competition and keeps coming out with new versions of Windows. Intuit releases a new version of Quicken every year but hasn't significantly changed the program in quite some time. The trick in sales is to get the most you can as often as you can....</strong><hr></blockquote>

Sowulo is absolutely right.

One of the reasons Windows XP has such staggering requirements is because it needs to be that way. This is to boost PC sales. If it ran perfectly on a Pentium II (although I did take it for a spin on a Pentium II with 256mb PC100 and it ran pretty well) then who would need a new computer to use it?