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Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux



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

- --
Ron Johnson, Jr.
Jefferson LA  USA

Give a man a fish, and he eats for a day.
Hit him with a fish, and he goes away for good!

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