Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 19, 2004 02:35 AM
The money is made at the expense of whom? If I decide to buy a copy of a Microsoft product, who suffers? If I decide not to buy that copy, who benefits? Microsoft's services are worth exactly what I'm willing to pay for them. If I deem the cost too high for the perceived benefit, then I won't pay the asking price. Pricing models aren't set based on the desired profit of the seller, otherwise XP would be selling for $1M each and MS would own the world. Prices are set based on what people are willing to pay for a product.
Comparing a country in a global community to a single person in the group overly simplistic, but then that's the goal isn't it. A better example would be the US is to the world what your family is to the neighborhood. Are you willing to sacrifice the needs of your family for the greater good of the neighborhood? I think it's in the best interest of the neighborhood if I come over and raid your refirgerator. I'll send you a list of what I like to eat/drink so you can stock your refrigerator accordingly.
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Re:so proud
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 19, 2004 02:35 AMComparing a country in a global community to a single person in the group overly simplistic, but then that's the goal isn't it. A better example would be the US is to the world what your family is to the neighborhood. Are you willing to sacrifice the needs of your family for the greater good of the neighborhood? I think it's in the best interest of the neighborhood if I come over and raid your refirgerator. I'll send you a list of what I like to eat/drink so you can stock your refrigerator accordingly.
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