Prior to the merger you cite, and others, Congress repealed the portion of the Glass-Steagal act which prohibited such mergers. That is what allowed those massive conglomerations to be created. Mind you I'm sure there was much lobbying done to get that act repealed... I'm sure there was much Dom drunk the night that bill was passed.
I think that's just true of human nature. Look at all the Ford vs Chevy hoopla ('68 Hemi 'Cuda - yuummm). I ride snowmobiles and there's tons of trash talk about different manufacturers. I ride Ski-Doo and would NEVER buy a Yamaha. Same is true of sports teams, etc.
I'm sure CT could find a parallel with the decline in civility at sports events. Hell, here in Philly they had to put a courtroom inside the stadium because people have gotten so out of hand at football games!
An analysis we've done, 80 percent of our customers are going to see the same or lesser prices, and 20 percent are going to see very small to somewhat larger increases.
How much you wanna bet that they made sure that was the 20% that brings in 80% of the revenues?
Is anyone besides me saddened by the continuting trend of new and promising technology being immediately conscripted for use in war?
I can understand your point of view, but having been in the military I intensely disagree with your post. If we can make something that can save the lives of our troops in battle, I think we have a moral obligation to do so.
The point is that others will not stop building more efficient weapons of war. Which means we can't either or we will send our troops in at a disadvantage.
Consider that ethical dilemma of not building something that you know could save soldiers' lives.
I agree it sucks, but it is reality.
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Whenever I'm doing handyman work around the house, it's always in the back of my mind what would happen to my career if I damaged my fingers. I figured that if I got in an accident that mangled a couple of fingers I would have to learn a new career.
I'm really glad people are working on this type of stuff.
This means I don't have to cut back on my Tim Allen-like projects.:)
Granted, I don't work in a tech hotbed (Newark, DE) or have super skilled knowledge (Access, VB, SQL), but I was essentially out of work for the past 3 months. When I finally got a job, half the workers there are foreign - and they're applying for another H1-B.
I'm sure this maybe great at an overall level - but it really sucked to be out of work. How about helping an American citizen get a job first?
OK, of all the posts, you've given me the best analogy that might fit with Amazon's case.
But, in every RW analogy posted on/., there is a business reason why you are giving someone a discount. The location analogies (gas, TB, etc) can be chalked up to rent. I have to charge you more because this building costs me more at the movie theater, in the city, on the turnpike, etc (don't forget you have to pay for exclusive access like at theater, turnpike). Or, in your case, a volume discount. I remember a law (IANAL) from my BLAW that said (I think it was Robinson-Pattman) that you can't charge two people different prices for the same object without a material reason.
That's my beef with Amazon. This seems totally random. If I could attribute a material cost benefit to my discount, I would be fine. Without that, this is just total BS and I am on the short end of the straw.
I think the loss of security/privacy is a greater cost to society with respect to physical theft. I (and my friends/family) care a whole lot more about the fact that somebody was in my house than the fact that they stole my laptop.
With IP, there is a danger with stolen IP. For most small time IP producers (I'm thinking of authors and musicians), if their producers don't make money off their work, contracts will not be extended. I think widespread IP theft could very well hurt creators who don't have the financial backing of a M$. Society as whole would definitely lose out if it lost the IP that these creators would have otherwise developed.
The past is often remembered selectively. It makes the memories more pleasant. It's the same reason why our parents love those "oldies-but-goldies".
For me, these games are playing Hat Trick or Afterburner with my best friend during high school.
Those old games remind me of the days when I could go cruisin' with some good friends after school and not have to worry about finding my next contract so I can make my freakin' mortgage this month.
I can't wait until I can hook up this interface to Quake/CounterStrike. How many games have you lost because you knew you wanted to duck but your fingers just wouldn't do that? Killer app is with video games. Or interface intense operations. I would pay decent money to win games I know I could have won or to code instantaneously.
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It's actually a pretty cool idea. Distributed.net took him out of the contest of course, but still...
sources: many weeks of WSJ articles :)
I'm sure CT could find a parallel with the decline in civility at sports events. Hell, here in Philly they had to put a courtroom inside the stadium because people have gotten so out of hand at football games!
How much you wanna bet that they made sure that was the 20% that brings in 80% of the revenues?
I can understand your point of view, but having been in the military I intensely disagree with your post. If we can make something that can save the lives of our troops in battle, I think we have a moral obligation to do so.
The point is that others will not stop building more efficient weapons of war. Which means we can't either or we will send our troops in at a disadvantage.
Consider that ethical dilemma of not building something that you know could save soldiers' lives.
I agree it sucks, but it is reality.
I'm really glad people are working on this type of stuff.
This means I don't have to cut back on my Tim Allen-like projects. :)
Granted, I don't work in a tech hotbed (Newark, DE) or have super skilled knowledge (Access, VB, SQL), but I was essentially out of work for the past 3 months. When I finally got a job, half the workers there are foreign - and they're applying for another H1-B. I'm sure this maybe great at an overall level - but it really sucked to be out of work. How about helping an American citizen get a job first?
OK, of all the posts, you've given me the best analogy that might fit with Amazon's case.
/., there is a business reason why you are giving someone a discount. The location analogies (gas, TB, etc) can be chalked up to rent. I have to charge you more because this building costs me more at the movie theater, in the city, on the turnpike, etc (don't forget you have to pay for exclusive access like at theater, turnpike). Or, in your case, a volume discount. I remember a law (IANAL) from my BLAW that said (I think it was Robinson-Pattman) that you can't charge two people different prices for the same object without a material reason.
But, in every RW analogy posted on
That's my beef with Amazon. This seems totally random. If I could attribute a material cost benefit to my discount, I would be fine. Without that, this is just total BS and I am on the short end of the straw.
I completely disagree with you until you come up with better analogies.
Please tell me how I can negotiate with Amazon.com the way I can at a used car dealership and flea market.
I think the loss of security/privacy is a greater cost to society with respect to physical theft. I (and my friends/family) care a whole lot more about the fact that somebody was in my house than the fact that they stole my laptop. With IP, there is a danger with stolen IP. For most small time IP producers (I'm thinking of authors and musicians), if their producers don't make money off their work, contracts will not be extended. I think widespread IP theft could very well hurt creators who don't have the financial backing of a M$. Society as whole would definitely lose out if it lost the IP that these creators would have otherwise developed.
The past is often remembered selectively. It makes the memories more pleasant. It's the same reason why our parents love those "oldies-but-goldies".
For me, these games are playing Hat Trick or Afterburner with my best friend during high school.
Those old games remind me of the days when I could go cruisin' with some good friends after school and not have to worry about finding my next contract so I can make my freakin' mortgage this month.
I can't wait until I can hook up this interface to Quake/CounterStrike. How many games have you lost because you knew you wanted to duck but your fingers just wouldn't do that? Killer app is with video games. Or interface intense operations. I would pay decent money to win games I know I could have won or to code instantaneously.