And in practice. Outside the textbook, laws and regulation which don't respect property and contract rights robs the market of its ability to make decisions.
On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 13:28, Andrew S. Baker <asbz...@gmail.com> wrote: > *>>A free market doesn't guarantee good results, just better results > than anything else.* > > In theory. Outside of the textbook, the abundant use of free market often > requires regulatory intervention... > > > * * > > *ASB* *http://XeeMe.com/AndrewBaker* *Harnessing the Advantages of > Technology for the SMB market… > > * > > > > On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 3:52 PM, Kurt Buff <kurt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 8, 2011 at 10:28, Ben Scott <mailvor...@gmail.com> wrote: >> > On Wed, Sep 7, 2011 at 11:05 PM, Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com> >> wrote: >> >>> There's no rule that says that has to happen. It would appear >> >>> that most people chose price over security, and so far that has >> >>> generally meant that those who value security more are left >> >>> without any really satisfying vendor. >> >> >> >> If there's a market, or even if someone thinks there's a market, plus a >> >> way to make it profitable, then you can bet someone will start >> something up. >> > >> > You ignore startup costs, network effects, and other barriers-to-entry. >> > >> > Start, sure. Succeed or see any real adoption? Not so certain. >> > The free market is not a panacea. >> >> A free market doesn't guarantee good results, just better results than >> anything else. >> >> Kurt >> >> ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ > ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ > > --- > To manage subscriptions click here: > http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ > or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com > with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to listmana...@lyris.sunbeltsoftware.com with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
