Word: ultracheap
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...replicating the guts of the IBM machine and offering it at a lower price, the compatibles have ushered in an era in which personal computers are commodities that are differentiated not by quality but by price. Indeed, true bargain hunters can even buy so-called clones, which are ultracheap compatibles that lack the service and repair guarantees that higher-priced units offer. In the past 18 months or so, many former customers of IBM have decided that they do not need to buy high-priced machines when more affordable compatibles or clones will suffice. Says Michael Geran, a computer-industry...
...cheaper energy from a new coal plant than from a new nuclear plant. Industry defenders contend, however, that power from nuclear plants is still less expensive overall: 2.7? per kwh, vs. 3.2? from coal-fired plants and 6.9? from oil. Detractors argue that the statistics give unfair weight to ultracheap power from old nuclear plants. For its part, the Department of Energy puts coal and nuclear neck and neck in price...