Price/Performance Patterns of U. Computer Systems

Econometric models of the U. computer market have been developed to study 
the relationships between system price and hardware performance.  Single
measures of price/performance such as "Grosch's Law" are shown to
be so over simplified as to be meaningless.  Multiple-regression models
predicting system cost as a function of several hardware
characteristics do, however, reveal a market dichotomy.  On one hand there
exists a stable, price predictable market for larger, general
purpose computer systems.  The other market is the developing one
for small business computer systems, a market which is relatively
unstable with low price predictability. 

CACM April, 1979

Cale, E.
Gremillion, L.
McKenney, J.

Price/performance, Grosch's law, U. computer market

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