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Entry level PCs costing less than $500 ‘will disappear by 2028’, research firm predicts
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Along with anything else costing less than $500.
Adjusting for inflation, a $10 banana in 2003 would cost about $17.50 today. Probably a lot worse if tariffs are factored in.
Damn that joke becomes less and less funny each year
Well, if the USD loses it's reserve currency status, even $1000 or $2000 are perfectly possible in 2 years.