I think your definition of "most people" is a pretty small subset of the general population. Even most gamers I know don't pull more than three hours a day....
I think this is part of what the Chinese government is trying to restrict: people getting in the mindset that being logged in to a terminal in an imaginary world for 12+ hours a is "normal".
I think you're misunderstanding "price fixing": it doesn't have to be a high price that is fixed, necessarily. It can be any kind of activity to set a price point artificially: low or high.
Your post implies that when a new product comes to market, a series of events occurs that "reduces the wholesale cost of outmoded goods".
What you completely ignore is that the OP states "How about...giving us reasonably priced dual-layer DVD-R first?" (my emphasis). This implies that they would like market prices of Dual Layer drives to drop BEFORE the advent of HD DVD's, completely circumventing the market forces you describe in your post.
Given that, the OP does relate to production costs (ie. the cost of making a Dual Layer drive TODAY) and not to the market fluctuations after the new drives have ever been introduced.
How about next time you make a post using your Econ 101 text book, you actually spend some time reading the OP rather than making condescending academic insults?
Why would the release of one technology somehow be linked to another completely indpendent technology? Dual Layer DVD-R is part of the old standard of DVD's. Yes, it's nice to have the additional capacity, but it's pretty unrelated to the new standard of HD DVD's. I mean, the release of hybrid cars doesn't make regular cars cheaper - although it is an alternative. Just because two technologies are able to substitute each other doesn't mean that their production costs are linked.
I think including alternative medicine with the other topics you mention is pretty short sighted. To think that we have all the medical answers, and that there aren't other medications or treatments that western medicine might not know about is ignorant. Take for instance pressure points: no western doctor or treatment explains or addresses them. However, I'll tell you right now that there are a great many instances where accupressure/puncture can make huge differences in a number of maladies.
Intel x86 processors were already 32-bit as of the 386 processor. Therefore, when Windows went 32-bit, all the processors out there were already 32 bit. By contrast, until now all Intel and AMD processors have been 32 bit, with the only 64-bit processors being made by other smaller vendors. Therefore, the processor/OS upgrades are simply closer together this time, and it is more apparent. However, as another poster noted: the same driver/incompatibility issues were present when Windows went 32-bit, it was just that no one had to upgrade their hardware.
There's no reason you couldn't use dirty water, as long as it was cool. Or not use water at all, for that matter - you could use cool urine. Just because he HAPPENED to use clean water, doesn't mean it's required...
Somebody sad that they didn't get a job at MS??? I worked as an intern there for two summers, and let me assure you that most of the employees are NOT snooty, private school grads. A lot of them are just the opposite, in fact.
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Um, yes, that would be Brazil in South AMERICA. Hence, Native AMERICANS.
I think your definition of "most people" is a pretty small subset of the general population. Even most gamers I know don't pull more than three hours a day....
I think this is part of what the Chinese government is trying to restrict: people getting in the mindset that being logged in to a terminal in an imaginary world for 12+ hours a is "normal".
Um, at 3-5 hours a day, don't you think that should be phrased "get around the ADDICTIONS"...christ, that's a lot of video game time...
I think you're misunderstanding "price fixing": it doesn't have to be a high price that is fixed, necessarily. It can be any kind of activity to set a price point artificially: low or high.
Your post implies that when a new product comes to market, a series of events occurs that "reduces the wholesale cost of outmoded goods".
What you completely ignore is that the OP states "How about...giving us reasonably priced dual-layer DVD-R first?" (my emphasis). This implies that they would like market prices of Dual Layer drives to drop BEFORE the advent of HD DVD's, completely circumventing the market forces you describe in your post.
Given that, the OP does relate to production costs (ie. the cost of making a Dual Layer drive TODAY) and not to the market fluctuations after the new drives have ever been introduced.
How about next time you make a post using your Econ 101 text book, you actually spend some time reading the OP rather than making condescending academic insults?
Why would the release of one technology somehow be linked to another completely indpendent technology? Dual Layer DVD-R is part of the old standard of DVD's. Yes, it's nice to have the additional capacity, but it's pretty unrelated to the new standard of HD DVD's. I mean, the release of hybrid cars doesn't make regular cars cheaper - although it is an alternative. Just because two technologies are able to substitute each other doesn't mean that their production costs are linked.
Anyone who thinks Old Navy and Rockport is fashion is out of touch. And a part of the machine. FYI.
I think including alternative medicine with the other topics you mention is pretty short sighted. To think that we have all the medical answers, and that there aren't other medications or treatments that western medicine might not know about is ignorant. Take for instance pressure points: no western doctor or treatment explains or addresses them. However, I'll tell you right now that there are a great many instances where accupressure/puncture can make huge differences in a number of maladies.
Intel x86 processors were already 32-bit as of the 386 processor. Therefore, when Windows went 32-bit, all the processors out there were already 32 bit. By contrast, until now all Intel and AMD processors have been 32 bit, with the only 64-bit processors being made by other smaller vendors. Therefore, the processor/OS upgrades are simply closer together this time, and it is more apparent. However, as another poster noted: the same driver/incompatibility issues were present when Windows went 32-bit, it was just that no one had to upgrade their hardware.
...the broadcast flag wouldn't affect you if you STOP WATCHING TV!
There's no reason you couldn't use dirty water, as long as it was cool. Or not use water at all, for that matter - you could use cool urine. Just because he HAPPENED to use clean water, doesn't mean it's required...
The The Honda Civic Hybrid ? It uses gas and electric, and gets pretty sweet mileage, plus its battery is self charging....
Somebody sad that they didn't get a job at MS??? I worked as an intern there for two summers, and let me assure you that most of the employees are NOT snooty, private school grads. A lot of them are just the opposite, in fact.