http://www.kiran.srilatha.com/bondlog/2006/05/14/research-on-the-internet-comparison-shopping/ Life X Technology Thu, 20 Jan 2011 19:57:44 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.kiran.srilatha.com/bondlog/2006/05/14/research-on-the-internet-comparison-shopping/comment-page-1/#comment-1751 b(ond)log » Playing It Inexpensive: At the Trailing Edge of Technology Wed, 05 Sep 2007 23:53:05 +0000 http://www.kiran.srilatha.com/bondlog/?p=8#comment-1751 [...] I know geeks take immense pleasure in staying at the cutting edge of technology by buying the latest gadgets. Phones are not the only such gadgets where early adopters pay the huge premiums. Computers, Blu-Ray/HDDVD players, Televisions and most other equipment charge a premium when they are the top-of-the-line. I remember someone at the recent Hotchips 2007 conference announcing at the mike that he regularly buys $8000 systems to play games. BTW, he looked more than 50 years old! I said in a previous post of mine about shopping that I Forget the Features to avoid paying too much to future proof my purchases but focus on what I want in basics. However, I am deeply indebted to sheeple people who pay through their nose for bleeding edge technology since they partly contribute to keeping the technology industry (ergo my job) humming. [...] [...] I know geeks take immense pleasure in staying at the cutting edge of technology by buying the latest gadgets. Phones are not the only such gadgets where early adopters pay the huge premiums. Computers, Blu-Ray/HDDVD players, Televisions and most other equipment charge a premium when they are the top-of-the-line. I remember someone at the recent Hotchips 2007 conference announcing at the mike that he regularly buys $8000 systems to play games. BTW, he looked more than 50 years old! I said in a previous post of mine about shopping that I Forget the Features to avoid paying too much to future proof my purchases but focus on what I want in basics. However, I am deeply indebted to sheeple people who pay through their nose for bleeding edge technology since they partly contribute to keeping the technology industry (ergo my job) humming. [...]

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