Re: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread Tom Cook
On 0, David P James <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: [SNIP!] > Conclusion: you, the marginal consumer, might be able to stick it to MS > for $100 or $200, but any concerted attempt to stick it to MS in this > way is not going to work. MS wins again. M$ is rumored to have ~$50 billion in cash reserve

Re: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread David P James
Brooks R. Robinson was roused into action on 04/10/02 12:03 and wrote: > | * martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:14]: > | > > If I buy an X-Box that cost $300 to make for $200, then MS `loses' > | > > $100. If I don't buy one at all, then they lose $300. > | > > | > Where did you le

RE: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread Mark L. Kahnt
On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 15:12, Ron Johnson wrote: [***SNIPPLISED!!!***] > Thus, stay away from MSFT!! (They do make good optical mice, though...) > > -- > ++ > | Ron Johnson, Jr. mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] | > | Jefferson, L

Re: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread Matthew Daubenspeck
> 2 thoughts: > - I'm pretty sure that you *must* buy some games that come bundled > with the Xbox. So, the price is .gt. $200. > - If "we" buy lots of Xboxen, it will be that much fuel for MSFT > for when they go to GameCos and say, "Look at our sales figures. > You should make games for

RE: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread Ron Johnson
On Fri, 2002-10-04 at 11:03, Brooks R. Robinson wrote: > | * martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:14]: > | > > If I buy an X-Box that cost $300 to make for $200, then MS `loses' > | > > $100. If I don't buy one at all, then they lose $300. > | > > | > Where did you learn economics? >

RE: mass installation on XBox (and economics)

2002-10-04 Thread Brooks R. Robinson
| * martin f krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [04-10-2002 15:14]: | > > If I buy an X-Box that cost $300 to make for $200, then MS `loses' | > > $100. If I don't buy one at all, then they lose $300. | > | > Where did you learn economics? | | I should resist, but sorry. | | More Xboxes sold, is more deve