It's brought PC users breathtaking innovation and power at ever-lower prices.
Competition is particularly strong in the microprocessor market.
If you're interested in buying a new computer that uses Microsoft's Windows 98 or NT as its operating system, you've got an excellent selection of chips from which to choose. Intel Corp. is the market leader. Its competitors develop powerful processors that undercut Intel's prices in an attempt to steal some market share. Intel, in turn, has responded by slashing the prices on its products and producing others that compete directly in the low end of the chip market. You, the PC buyer, are the delighted beneficiary.