--- "Gustavo Lacerda (from work)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > By (P1), producing long-lived cars could result in smaller profits (this > would happen in the form of fewer sales). > > Thus the interests of the manufacturer could be in opposition to the > interests of the consumer (this reluctance to change production would be > held up by collusion with the other manufacturers). Does this make sense?
No. There would be a profit opportunity for a company to make long-duration cars, and eventually only those would be produced. It is technically possible to make cars that deteriorate in one year, but we don't see these in the market today. Fred Foldvary ===== [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Movies - coverage of the 74th Academy Awards® http://movies.yahoo.com/
