Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux

[Celejar <celejar@gmail.com>]

On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:50:18 -0600
Paul E Condon <pecondon@mesanetworks.net> wrote:

> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:23:41AM -0400, 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?
> > 
> 
> Except for Dell, most hardware vendors sell their product wholesale to
> retailers. These vendors need to convince retailers to stock their product
> and offer it to the public. The retail marketplace is dominated by 
> Microsoft. Much as I like Debian and Linux, I find it hard to believe 
> that Microsoft dominance of retail will end in the near future. Is this
> monopoly, oligarchy, or simply reality?

My comments concerned whole grain bread, not Windows :).

Celejar