> > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2004/12/09 Thu AM 01:26:04 GMT > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: Photoshop CS Bargain Basement > > > ----- 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?
When you factor in the years of training to learn to play the instrument, instrument costs, the amounts of rehearsal, the studio costs, etc., I think it is a reasonable analogy. Where it falls down most noticeably is in the salary costs of the individuals. Which possibly says rather a lot about modern society. mike ----------------------------------------- Email provided by http://www.ntlhome.com/
