On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:51:16AM EST, Celejar wrote: > On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 08:57:02 -0500 > Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > > Hash: SHA1 > > > > On 03/30/07 08:23, Celejar wrote: > > > On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:45:13 -0500 > > > John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 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. > > >> -- > > >> 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 -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
