It would if there was a patent on any given gauge.
Luckily there is not, and even if there had been, it would have long since expired.
Where vendor choice means platform choice, you get the exact same network effects as you would with competing rail gauges. My point is that you don't want competition between standards, at least not for very long - the ongoing erosion of productivity isn't worth it.
Actually, I think competition between standards is also fine, as long as the different products are obviously identifiable as different. I don't even see why there would be a productivity erosion as long as your company picks a standard and sticks with it.
How much competition would you like in the type of gauge for rail travel?
I'm pretty sure that many steel companies make rails. The size of rail that is commonly used has nothing to do with competition in the marketplace from providers of those rails.
Or fuel for cars?
Last I checked there were multiple fuel companies. They are all offering products that do the same thing, but have slight differences (or so they say), and are competing against each other.
If you think competition means offering products that are vastly dissimiliar, you are wrong.
Why boycott books, of all things? Also, why boycott _all_ CDs? There are hundreds (if not thousands) of labels that are not RIAA. Not to mention bands that put out their own music themselves.
The only resin Quicken exists is b/c MS lets them exist.
Oh man, look at this history of Quicken. Microsoft tried damn hard to kill Quicken. Damn hard. In fact, they were going to just give and buy out Quicken, but the DOJ blocked the buyout.
So what you are saying is the only reason MS didn't "cease to let Quicken exist" is because the government stopped them?
The post I was replying to was saying that if the company was able to get the low price, they were sure that individuals could get the same low price on their own. I was pointing out that that is not how it works - you get big discounts for buying wholesale.
The parent poster was talking about buying 10,000 licenses from a bankrupt company, getting a big discount for both the bulk purchase and the fact that they have to be liquidated.
How many individual consumers go to banrupcy auctions? How many individual consumers can afford 10,000 licenses?
here is one. That is a bootleg. I found it on my first search, too.
This one will probably be caught since the record label that was going to put it out (Caroline) has been aggressively stopping bootleggers... Since they still want to put it out eventually (legal battles within the band have kept it from coming out officially).
It'll probably definitely get caught now that I've linked it on/. My apologies to the seller!
What you describe is merely a case of double standards.
I would argue it's not even a double standard. Porno is legal. CD-Rs of your own music is legal, too... The problem is the lunkheads who search for bootlegs aren't paying enough attention, and end up NOT finding the real bootleggers, instead screwing the honest musicians (because the bootleggers probably don't use the term "cd-r", but the honest musicians do).
As I understand it, they do not sell banner ads. They sell text links on site that have high page rank. These text links will translate into a higher page rank for the site being linked, at least theoretically.
the last few DVDs I bought have this 5 minute mandatory intro on them that plays before it gets to the main menu. The skip buttons are disabled during this thing
Can you list the DVDs that you bought that have this? Are they all from the same studio? Are they ex-rentals?
I'd like to avoid buying DVDs that have this "feature".
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It would if there was a patent on any given gauge.
Luckily there is not, and even if there had been, it would have long since expired.
Where vendor choice means platform choice, you get the exact same network effects as you would with competing rail gauges. My point is that you don't want competition between standards, at least not for very long - the ongoing erosion of productivity isn't worth it.
Actually, I think competition between standards is also fine, as long as the different products are obviously identifiable as different. I don't even see why there would be a productivity erosion as long as your company picks a standard and sticks with it.
Wow, ludicrous. I would think that having your brand name become a verb would be thought of as a good thing.
I don't know about Hoover, but Xerox has the same "problem" and they are still around.
Is it always?
Yes.
How much competition would you like in the type of gauge for rail travel?
I'm pretty sure that many steel companies make rails. The size of rail that is commonly used has nothing to do with competition in the marketplace from providers of those rails.
Or fuel for cars?
Last I checked there were multiple fuel companies. They are all offering products that do the same thing, but have slight differences (or so they say), and are competing against each other.
If you think competition means offering products that are vastly dissimiliar, you are wrong.
Why boycott books, of all things? Also, why boycott _all_ CDs? There are hundreds (if not thousands) of labels that are not RIAA. Not to mention bands that put out their own music themselves.
Because competition is good for the consumer?
The only resin Quicken exists is b/c MS lets them exist.
Oh man, look at this history of Quicken. Microsoft tried damn hard to kill Quicken. Damn hard. In fact, they were going to just give and buy out Quicken, but the DOJ blocked the buyout.
So what you are saying is the only reason MS didn't "cease to let Quicken exist" is because the government stopped them?
The post I was replying to was saying that if the company was able to get the low price, they were sure that individuals could get the same low price on their own. I was pointing out that that is not how it works - you get big discounts for buying wholesale.
The parent poster was talking about buying 10,000 licenses from a bankrupt company, getting a big discount for both the bulk purchase and the fact that they have to be liquidated.
How many individual consumers go to banrupcy auctions? How many individual consumers can afford 10,000 licenses?
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/. editors ever read any comic books?
Have the
Did you ever read Dark Knight Returns? Of _course_ he has kryptonite in his utility belt!!
I dunno man, _junior high_ is what introduced ME to violence... But maybe you didn't go to public school.
The original poster said (I'm paraphrasing) "It's ironic they sell porno, but not legal music on CD-R's". Not very ironic.
here is one. That is a bootleg. I found it on my first search, too.
/. My apologies to the seller!
This one will probably be caught since the record label that was going to put it out (Caroline) has been aggressively stopping bootleggers... Since they still want to put it out eventually (legal battles within the band have kept it from coming out officially).
It'll probably definitely get caught now that I've linked it on
A : that's not ironic.
B : what does one have to do with the other?
If you sell it as a plain CD, you are lying to your customers. Many older CD players will not play CD-Rs.
I think it has something to do with the fact that many millions of people use eBay.
The thing is, there are lots of bootlegs and burns on ebay.
What you describe is merely a case of double standards.
I would argue it's not even a double standard. Porno is legal. CD-Rs of your own music is legal, too... The problem is the lunkheads who search for bootlegs aren't paying enough attention, and end up NOT finding the real bootleggers, instead screwing the honest musicians (because the bootleggers probably don't use the term "cd-r", but the honest musicians do).
As I understand it, they do not sell banner ads. They sell text links on site that have high page rank. These text links will translate into a higher page rank for the site being linked, at least theoretically.
There is a big difference between an operating system and a web page.
Now if they just had a robot that could clean my toilet and shower.
They do, it's called "a housekeeping service".
If I wasn't breathing, how could I type this?
Give what up?
The parent claimed he had never heard a cell phone in a theater before, and said he thought it was an urban legend.
the last few DVDs I bought have this 5 minute mandatory intro on them that plays before it gets to the main menu. The skip buttons are disabled during this thing
Can you list the DVDs that you bought that have this? Are they all from the same studio? Are they ex-rentals?
I'd like to avoid buying DVDs that have this "feature".