I'm a vi user, and I will die a vi user
Has anyone done a study comparing editors based on productivity? It would be interesting to see how many key presses are required for different tasks.
I didn't say it was simple, but I also don't think US$50 million is a large barrier to entry. It seems the only thing stopping someone from making and selling large numbers of electric cars is the fact that the market does not want them in large numbers.
That said I'm sure the big three contribute stupid amounts of money to politicians in the hope of twisting things their way.
So, if I understand this the reason we don't have mass-market electric cars is because big auto, oil, and government don't want them. The market does, but no one will make the cars, right?
It seems to me that if there really is a large market for electric cars someone would be making them. If GM, Ford, and Chrysler stay out of the market, that just makes it easier for a smaller startup to get in. I agree with your statement that an electric car would be easier to make and maintain, resulting in less profit for automakers. I agree that strategic planners at the big automakers may HOPE the electric car never takes off. I don't believe there is anything stopping an entrepreneur from giving this market a try.
Here is an excerpt from Blockbuster's annual report. They don't specify a percent of revenue recevied from late fees, but they do say if they respond to competitive presure and reduce/eliminate late fees it may have a "material change" in revenue.
Under our convenience policy, which we implemented in February 2000, a customer pays for the initial rental at the time the product is rented and agrees to pay for any continuation of the rental beyond the initial rental period. Generally, when a customer elects to keep rental product beyond the initial rental period, the customer's rental is successively continued for the same number of days and at the same price as the initial rental period, until such point as the product is purchased under the terms of the membership agreement or is returned. If we were to change our rental terms to respond to competitive alternatives that do not have extended viewing fees or to lower customer dissatisfaction with extended viewing fees, it could result in a material change in the amount and timing of rental revenues going forward.
The SCO Group (SCOX) has 12.2 million shares outstanding at $10.77 per share, for a market capitalization of $131.3M. I think some have assumed IBM would buy them out to remove the litigation risk, but why not someone else? For $66M or so you could control the company. That's only $3.65 for each estimated Linux user.
I didn't witness this myself, but I have it on good authority.
A tanker truck hit a toll booth on the Kansas turnpike. There were too IBM industrial PC's inside. After the clean-up, one of the PC's booted, and the other's hard drive was completely recovered.
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I'm a vi user, and I will die a vi user Has anyone done a study comparing editors based on productivity? It would be interesting to see how many key presses are required for different tasks.
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I didn't say it was simple, but I also don't think US$50 million is a large barrier to entry. It seems the only thing stopping someone from making and selling large numbers of electric cars is the fact that the market does not want them in large numbers. That said I'm sure the big three contribute stupid amounts of money to politicians in the hope of twisting things their way.
So, if I understand this the reason we don't have mass-market electric cars is because big auto, oil, and government don't want them. The market does, but no one will make the cars, right?
It seems to me that if there really is a large market for electric cars someone would be making them. If GM, Ford, and Chrysler stay out of the market, that just makes it easier for a smaller startup to get in. I agree with your statement that an electric car would be easier to make and maintain, resulting in less profit for automakers. I agree that strategic planners at the big automakers may HOPE the electric car never takes off. I don't believe there is anything stopping an entrepreneur from giving this market a try.
I would buy one. I don't think many others would.
Here is an excerpt from Blockbuster's annual report. They don't specify a percent of revenue recevied from late fees, but they do say if they respond to competitive presure and reduce/eliminate late fees it may have a "material change" in revenue.
Under our convenience policy, which we implemented in February 2000, a customer pays for the initial rental at the time the product is rented and agrees to pay for any continuation of the rental beyond the initial rental period. Generally, when a customer elects to keep rental product beyond the initial rental period, the customer's rental is successively continued for the same number of days and at the same price as the initial rental period, until such point as the product is purchased under the terms of the membership agreement or is returned. If we were to change our rental terms to respond to competitive alternatives that do not have extended viewing fees or to lower customer dissatisfaction with extended viewing fees, it could result in a material change in the amount and timing of rental revenues going forward.
The SCO Group (SCOX) has 12.2 million shares outstanding at $10.77 per share, for a market capitalization of $131.3M. I think some have assumed IBM would buy them out to remove the litigation risk, but why not someone else? For $66M or so you could control the company. That's only $3.65 for each estimated Linux user.
I didn't witness this myself, but I have it on good authority.
A tanker truck hit a toll booth on the Kansas turnpike. There were too IBM industrial PC's inside. After the clean-up, one of the PC's booted, and the other's hard drive was completely recovered.