while this is incredibly off topic - there's always a market for innovative products and services... you could ask the same question of mac and microsoft - why would anyone pay for an operating system when an excellent os like linux is free. the answer is there... just look.
as for your water analogy - try telling that one to evian. i'm a business man, my products are in demand - and i meet that demand with quality merchandise and excellent service. simple plan really.
since when is apple actually concerned about price points? the company has always (except for that whole early/mid 90s thing...) offered excellent devices and machines at super premium prices (anyone else remember when ram was $100.00 per meg (MEG!)
good for them for trying to compete but please, uncle steve - don't start making crappy machines just to fit in. give the pc people their ipod and let them go and wish...
can you tell i'm typing this on a mac - doh! i've been had!
gub
aargh! i've been found out - now everyone's gonna write my book first... crap.
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Spam Doesn't Work?
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here's what i think... you need to remember that the internet explosion made it very easy for every tom dick an harry to start a porn site and subsequently start raking in the dough.
these guys aren't business men, they're essentially farmers wearing tuxedos who threw their money in the air and danced a jig while it falls on their shoulders.
when the whole thing started to slow down (and it has!) they didn't necessarily have the business sense to adapt to the new market so they kept doing what they always did. by hook or by crook.
spam may have worked once and the adult webmaster involved might have seen one signup in every 10,000 emails that went out. so the numbers dropped to 1 in every 100,000 - what do you do? send 10 times more spam. smart, huh?
i don't do it with my site (nameless but strong) because i think there are much better ways to spend my promotional resources. high and mighty? no, still in business.
gub
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while this is incredibly off topic - there's always a market for innovative products and services... you could ask the same question of mac and microsoft - why would anyone pay for an operating system when an excellent os like linux is free. the answer is there... just look.
as for your water analogy - try telling that one to evian. i'm a business man, my products are in demand - and i meet that demand with quality merchandise and excellent service. simple plan really.
gub
since when is apple actually concerned about price points? the company has always (except for that whole early/mid 90s thing...) offered excellent devices and machines at super premium prices (anyone else remember when ram was $100.00 per meg (MEG!) good for them for trying to compete but please, uncle steve - don't start making crappy machines just to fit in. give the pc people their ipod and let them go and wish... can you tell i'm typing this on a mac - doh! i've been had! gub
aargh! i've been found out - now everyone's gonna write my book first... crap.
here's what i think... you need to remember that the internet explosion made it very easy for every tom dick an harry to start a porn site and subsequently start raking in the dough. these guys aren't business men, they're essentially farmers wearing tuxedos who threw their money in the air and danced a jig while it falls on their shoulders. when the whole thing started to slow down (and it has!) they didn't necessarily have the business sense to adapt to the new market so they kept doing what they always did. by hook or by crook. spam may have worked once and the adult webmaster involved might have seen one signup in every 10,000 emails that went out. so the numbers dropped to 1 in every 100,000 - what do you do? send 10 times more spam. smart, huh? i don't do it with my site (nameless but strong) because i think there are much better ways to spend my promotional resources. high and mighty? no, still in business. gub