i second that. you rarely see an orchestra with one or two virtuosos and a hundred musicians who can barely read the score. which is a commonplace in software development.
mishka On Wed, 08 Dec 2004 21:01:34 -0500, Peter J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Based on my experience in software development I'm not sure the actual > value isn't the reverse... > > > > William Robb wrote: > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "mike wilson" > > Subject: Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement > > > > > >> John Francis wrote: > >> > >>> If an orchestra only gave one performance every three years (or if they > >>> gave up public performances, and tried to survive solely on CD sales) > >>> you'd be paying a lot more that $600 for a ticket or for that CD. > >> > >> > >> I get the impression that most of the larger, more famous orchestras > >> get most of their income from recorded music sales. They do that by > >> selling at low profit, high turnover. > > > > > > Mike, are you presuming that yer basic orchestra (or even a very good > > one) has the same dollar value of input costs compared to a large crew > > of software engineers playing with really expensive computers? > > > > William Robb > > > > > > > > -- > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > During a war you get to drive tanks through the sides of buildings > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually frowned on during > peacetime. > --P.J. O'Rourke > >
