Well, if you really want to get into it, the dollar amount of profit is not nearly as important as the ratio of return on your investment. How much money did you have tied up and for how long? What was the percentage amount of profit (compared to investment)? What's your cash flow? blah blah blah
No, I fear that I may need to take a writing class since you certainly misunderstood. We're both pulling numbers out of the air, but have exactly the same point, just phrased differently.
"The idea is to find the optimum point where you maximize your return."
Exactly. Using your figures and still assuming a cost of $4 to produce -- if you sell at $4, it doesn't matter how many you sell, you won't ever make money.
hmmm, you're not Jeff Bezos are you?
...tells you to sell the product at the price at which you will make the most money. Let's assume $4 per unit production cost. If one million people are willing to buy your product at $14 each, you make 10 million dollars. If only twice that many people are willing to buy it at $8 each, you only make 8 million. I'd be an idiot not to price my product at $14.
I don't believe the majority of the people looking for the crack would have bought the software had they not been able to crack the software
You are probably right when it comes to a product like Flash. The "fun" quotient of software coupled with its uniqueness is directly related to the desire to pirate it. It speaks to the inner (and outer) child which is, well, childish.
All tedious and boring fiction may be copyrighted for 500 years. Non-fiction may be copyrighted only if it is not useful.
Reproduction or performance of any type of irritating music is absolutely forbidden -- particularly humming and whistling.
Things like "one-click shopping" can't be patented because they aren't complicated enough. There needs to be at least four or five clicks. Or even six. This is to be worked out in the courts.
Genes and genetically engineered species absolutely cannot be patented. Even Jordache. Those talking cows you see on commercials are pretty cool though.
You shouldn't be able to use words as trademarks because you always have to open character map to look up that little "TM" symbol when you use one of those dumb words like "Coke" or "Kleenex". And they moved it in Windows2000. So you can't find it.
You should be allowed to copy anything that you would have been able to make yourself if you had three or more of the following: faster computer, talent, a muse, a bitchin' studio, thumbs, a girlfriend that wasn't always putting you down and gave you a little support for christ's sake.
Me: ha, ha.. largest quarterly loss ever. Geek (rich): I know, I know.. I still made money in the long run. Designer: what? Me: AOL Designer: AOL SUCKS! Geek (rich): I hear they're going to acquire Cox. Designer: Ten inches and longer? Geek (rich): Netscape, Time Warner, what next? Designer: NETSCAPE SUCKS!
I've lived in Vegas for 38 years off and on (mostly on). I grew up with people that now work for Sprint, and have seen first-hand how the adult industry operates here.
point 1 - Everyone in the outcall/adult business lies. A lot. About everything. The guy (don't know him) probably snorted all his cash, flaked out, and now wants to blame someone else.
point 2 - They systems guys at Sprint could easily redirect calls. They have access, and the office people / management don't know the difference. Nobody is paying attention.
point 3 - uberhackers? get real.
Could someone have phreaked the phones? -- Of course.
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I'm amazed at the people suggesting that there's something wrong with this because we're removing ourselves to far from actual hands-on killing.
War is about winning. Glory and bravery are bizarre side-effects.
Desyst from Myst lest a brain cyst exyst.
Sorry, couldn't resyst.
Maybe you'll be able to erect rooms without doors around them so they'll starve to death.
Well, if you really want to get into it, the dollar amount of profit is not nearly as important as the ratio of return on your investment. How much money did you have tied up and for how long? What was the percentage amount of profit (compared to investment)? What's your cash flow?
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"You need to go back to economics class"
No, I fear that I may need to take a writing class since you certainly misunderstood. We're both pulling numbers out of the air, but have exactly the same point, just phrased differently.
"The idea is to find the optimum point where you maximize your return."
Exactly. Using your figures and still assuming a cost of $4 to produce -- if you sell at $4, it doesn't matter how many you sell, you won't ever make money. hmmm, you're not Jeff Bezos are you?
...tells you to sell the product at the price at which you will make the most money. Let's assume $4 per unit production cost. If one million people are willing to buy your product at $14 each, you make 10 million dollars. If only twice that many people are willing to buy it at $8 each, you only make 8 million. I'd be an idiot not to price my product at $14.
I don't believe the majority of the people looking for the crack would have bought the software had they not been able to crack the software
You are probably right when it comes to a product like Flash. The "fun" quotient of software coupled with its uniqueness is directly related to the desire to pirate it. It speaks to the inner (and outer) child which is, well, childish.
All tedious and boring fiction may be copyrighted for 500 years.
Non-fiction may be copyrighted only if it is not useful.
Reproduction or performance of any type of irritating music is absolutely forbidden -- particularly humming and whistling.
Things like "one-click shopping" can't be patented because they aren't complicated enough. There needs to be at least four or five clicks. Or even six. This is to be worked out in the courts.
Genes and genetically engineered species absolutely cannot be patented. Even Jordache. Those talking cows you see on commercials are pretty cool though.
You shouldn't be able to use words as trademarks because you always have to open character map to look up that little "TM" symbol when you use one of those dumb words like "Coke" or "Kleenex". And they moved it in Windows2000. So you can't find it.
You should be allowed to copy anything that you would have been able to make yourself if you had three or more of the following: faster computer, talent, a muse, a bitchin' studio, thumbs, a girlfriend that wasn't always putting you down and gave you a little support for christ's sake.
The best part is the towards the end where it turns out he's been imagining his best friend. Jennifer Connelly is real hot, too.
Me: ha, ha.. largest quarterly loss ever.
Geek (rich): I know, I know.. I still made money in the long run.
Designer: what?
Me: AOL
Designer: AOL SUCKS!
Geek (rich): I hear they're going to acquire Cox.
Designer: Ten inches and longer?
Geek (rich): Netscape, Time Warner, what next?
Designer: NETSCAPE SUCKS!
I've lived in Vegas for 38 years off and on (mostly on). I grew up with people that now work for Sprint, and have seen first-hand how the adult industry operates here.
point 1 - Everyone in the outcall/adult business lies. A lot. About everything. The guy (don't know him) probably snorted all his cash, flaked out, and now wants to blame someone else.
point 2 - They systems guys at Sprint could easily redirect calls. They have access, and the office people / management don't know the difference. Nobody is paying attention.
point 3 - uberhackers? get real.
Could someone have phreaked the phones? -- Of course.
Did they? -- Who cares?
I've found that many companies waste a lot of money by actually buying a separate copy of software for each PC! Americans are so wasteful.