Russell wrote: [snip] > Why > is it that a printer carterage costs as much as the printer itself?
This one is easy, it is the Gillette Principal of Business: "Give away the razors in order to sell the blades" which translates to: "Give away the printers in order to sell the ink cartridges" "Give away the computers in order to sell more service & software" (see "King Gillette" <http://www.school-for-champions.com/biographies/gillette.htm> ) This principal doesn't always work. Texas Instruments tried this with the old TI-99/4a home computer system in the early '80s. After rebate the computer was very cheap. They thought they would control all software & hardware for the system & make a killing (the computer for $50 and the disk drive for $500). It almost killed them instead. To keep this on topic & give a modern Linux example: IBM, Redhat and Novelle essentially follow this principal with Linux. They basically give away the op sys to sell the op sys services. It is about the only way to make money on Linux (and the GPL). Sincerely, WarpDavey -- "Beer is proof that God loves us and wants us to be happy." - Ben Franklin ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/SISQkA/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> To unsubscribe from this list, please email [EMAIL PROTECTED] & you will be removed. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/LINUX_Newbies/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
