With components in abundance, it's not as if there are any kind of spikes on the cost side. In that kind of environment, you're going to see some very aggressive moves by the vendors in order to get that holiday demand up.

That's not necessarily a bad thing. If you look at the auto industry, Detroit is in virtually the same situation it's been in for the last 30 years. There's not a lot of car growth in terms of actual unit sales, but they enhance revenue by adding features. That's something that up until now has not been accepted in the PC industry.

Obviously, you can't put one of these processors in an existing Dell machine. AMD and Intel motherboards are not compatible,

There's not too much of a difference. Outdoor spikes add something to your jump, so I suppose you never know what's going to happen.

What's not understandable is how important or unimportant the various components are.

I'm more of a cheerleader now, but I get to put on my spikes, ... It means a lot to me.