On Tue, 2004-12-14 at 17:43 +0100, Jonas Meurer wrote: > On 14/12/2004 Chasecreek Systemhouse wrote: > > Personally I'm not buying it. Hardware costs what it does for the > > same reasons as software -- to advance the state of the art and to > > create better hardware (or software as the case may be.) > > I personally don't think that the price of products in a capitalistic > society is to advance creation of better hardware in general. > > it might be, that other reasons take into account here, as most people > who determine the price of products don't know much about the products > themselves. The *price* of product has *nothing* to do with how much it *cost* to create. The price that someone is willing to pay for an item is a function of it's *perceived* value to the purchaser. That's why, unfortunately, sales and marketing are so important in capitalist/"free market" systems: use S & M to convince the consumer that they need the product, and will thus pay more than, for example, "cost of goods sold + 8% profit". -- ----------------------------------------------------------------- Ron Johnson, Jr. Jefferson, LA USA PGP Key ID 8834C06B I prefer encrypted mail. "My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpet or ruin our lives." Rita Rudner
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