Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux

On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:51:16AM EST, Celejar wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:57:02 -0500
Ron Johnson <ron.l.johnson@xxxxxxx> wrote:

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On 03/30/07 08:23, Celejar wrote:
On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:45:13 -0500
John Hasler <jhasler@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Paul Walsh writes:

[snip]

Then again, why is it that wholemeal bread "with nowt taken out" (thus
presumably requiring less in the production process) costs more than
white bread?
Because you are willing to pay more for it.
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John Hasler

Doesn't basic economics dictate that given competition, the equilibrium
price is determined by both supply and demand? Even if I'm willing to
pay a great deal, if the cost to produce the item is low, competition
should drive down the price. Are you implying that the market is a
monopoly or oligarchy?

Asking if MSFT is a monopoly? How long have you been around Linux?

As I wrote to Paul, my comments were about whole grain bread, not
Microsoft.

First, you buy a few cartloads of white flour ..

Add to it bran, chaff, sawdust .. whatever .. in adequate quantities.

Spend a few bucks on marketing and designers .. come up with the right
kind of ads .. labels .. slogans .. etc.

Send out your sales force to a few major distributors.

Sell them the stuff twice three times the price of the base component.

Naturally, my comments are about whole grain, not Microsoft.

Thanks,
cga


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