Re: Woohooo! Dell + Linux
On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 10:49:56AM -0400, Celejar wrote:
> 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
>
I feel much better now. ;-)
--
Paul E Condon
pecondon@mesanetworks.net
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