The monopoly will let them sink in billions, then drop the price to the point that no one makes money. At that point they buy the company for less than the investment cost. Netting the monopoly discount hardware.
Reality conflicts with this utopian free market crap in much the same way it does with communism or other things that work only in theory.
Then Netflix would have to seriously cut its rates.
We could of course just make it legal that you may stream any disc you own as a form of rental and that would make me happy. The MPAA would surely complain though.
Just having the lowest price is not the best thing for the market. There are other values to consider.
Buying out competition is one way, and it can actually be effective in a market with high startup costs. They would of course not buy up your startups until you had sunk all that cost into them.
The real world does not work like your fantasy land, in the fantasy land communism would work just as well. In reality things are a lot more complicated.
Which is all academic considering the cost of tapping it vs the people will to pay that true cost.
Most helium is bought buy folks unwilling to the pay costs you are talking about. They will simply go without helium balloons for Tiimy's party. Then the only folks left buying it will be MRI users and the like who have no other options thus driving the price through the roof.
Why does that change anything? So they take a little longer to fall, not a problem for a nuisance maker. Even an advantage as it may allow him more time to leave undetected.
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Can those games be played on the Wii U?
I had a gamecube, skipped the Wii and after trying one out am very interested in the Wii U.
No, they cannot not.
The monopoly will let them sink in billions, then drop the price to the point that no one makes money. At that point they buy the company for less than the investment cost. Netting the monopoly discount hardware.
Reality conflicts with this utopian free market crap in much the same way it does with communism or other things that work only in theory.
No, because the steam games are sub $10. The Console games are never that cheap.
Also because the steam games are trivially hackable.
Give me a console that is trivially hackable and I will say the same.
It is now a smear campaign to point out someone is a cheater and a liar?
She has had many years to admit this. She chose not to.
What assumption is that?
That I should be able to stream those disks to your house when you rent them from me?
Because that is exactly what I am trying to say.
Sorry I meant rifles that are considered rifles by the ATF and not destructive devices like that 40mm would be.
I have to get it out of my way since i do have delivery through my mail slot and until very recently I had to pay per bag of garbage.
Where do they not have door to door delivery and no locking mailboxes? You do know you can have a locking mailbox right?
No, it means it is trivial concern. A problem that those with real problems would not notice.
Free only if you don't value your time and the cost of your trash disposal.
My point was .50 BMG and similar where used in AA guns, and since it is the upper end of rifle rounds I thought it might meet that need.
How will that save the USPS?
That kid as far as I know is not employed by them.
The list can be in a database and the sorting can be done by machine. Just junk anything sent bulk rate.
Gift cards are going to be sent first class not bulk rate.
More than an hour? Talk about white people problems.
Cut a mail slot in your door and install a flap. Then all your mail will be in your home, just like the rest of your stuff.
Only a few?
Then how do AA guns work?
Then Netflix would have to seriously cut its rates.
We could of course just make it legal that you may stream any disc you own as a form of rental and that would make me happy. The MPAA would surely complain though.
Yet, they will always vote R and complain about those darn inner city welfare cheats when they go cash their SSI checks.
I would almost rather throw them out.
Sure it it is not environmentally friendly, but it costs the sender something.
What we really need is a way for me to bill them for the disposal of this waste.
They should offer that as a service.
Charge $5/month to act as a spam filter. Plus they save on delivery by round filing junk mail for you at its origination point.
Just make stamps $1 each. Then you will not have to change it for a while.
Also stop prefunding your retirement 75 years in advance.
Just having the lowest price is not the best thing for the market. There are other values to consider.
Buying out competition is one way, and it can actually be effective in a market with high startup costs. They would of course not buy up your startups until you had sunk all that cost into them.
The real world does not work like your fantasy land, in the fantasy land communism would work just as well. In reality things are a lot more complicated.
So how big a hole do you need then?
Is there a simple way to figure this out?
It might well not be practical, but it would be neat to think about.
So being denied the ability to use your invention is better than the default of no protection to be used for or against you?
More legal aid will only make this more expensive for everyone.
Which is all academic considering the cost of tapping it vs the people will to pay that true cost.
Most helium is bought buy folks unwilling to the pay costs you are talking about. They will simply go without helium balloons for Tiimy's party. Then the only folks left buying it will be MRI users and the like who have no other options thus driving the price through the roof.
You could get/build a non-automatic and just pay the tax for a destructive device.
Why does that change anything?
So they take a little longer to fall, not a problem for a nuisance maker. Even an advantage as it may allow him more time to leave undetected.