Prices Down. Speed Up. Feb 2010 Edition

Is the drop in average computer chip price over the past year. The same computer processor that cost you $100 in February 2009, cost only $86 this past February according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics study released yesterday.

Is the number of months in a row that the average price for computer chips has dropped since 2000 according to the BLS numbers.

Is the average increase in speed and computation power in computer chips every 2 years.

Is the number of industries with a comparable year over year price decreases and performance gains.

Why?

For all the allegations made by the Federal Trade Commission and others about Intel’s anti-competitive tactics, none of these has trickled down into consumer harm. This reality will make it difficult for the FTC and is likely the reason the FTC chose to use its Section 5 authority rather than its authority under Section 2 of the Sherman Act.