On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:50:18 -0600 Paul E Condon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 30, 2007 at 09:23:41AM -0400, Celejar wrote: > > On Fri, 30 Mar 2007 07:45:13 -0500 > > John Hasler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Paul Walsh writes: > > > > [snip] > > > > > > Then again, why is it that wholemeal bread "with nowt taken out" (thus > > > > presumably requiring less in the production process) costs more than > > > > white bread? > > > > > > Because you are willing to pay more for it. > > > -- > > > John Hasler > > > > Doesn't basic economics dictate that given competition, the equilibrium > > price is determined by both supply and demand? Even if I'm willing to > > pay a great deal, if the cost to produce the item is low, competition > > should drive down the price. Are you implying that the market is a > > monopoly or oligarchy? > > > > Except for Dell, most hardware vendors sell their product wholesale to > retailers. These vendors need to convince retailers to stock their product > and offer it to the public. The retail marketplace is dominated by > Microsoft. Much as I like Debian and Linux, I find it hard to believe > that Microsoft dominance of retail will end in the near future. Is this > monopoly, oligarchy, or simply reality? My comments concerned whole grain bread, not Windows :). Celejar -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
