> > 3) Lastly, because OSS was free and still is, this huge cost saving > > spurred a ton of new innovation and businesses. Smart guys, like you > > all, grabbing Linux and Apache and setting up ISPs, or websites for > > commercial enterprises, or websites for your own commercial > > enterprise. Heck I have a commercial website, it cost next to nothing > > to host, the software for it is free. Without OSS, this would have > > never happened. OSS and the internet (a result of OSS mentality) has > > reduced the cost of advertising, marketing, customer filfullment, > > mailing (Yes email makes the post office think twice before raising > > the cost of a stamp.), even shipping, banking, etc, etc, etc - > > everything. > > This looks like a pretty good argument on the surface, but still lacks any > substantive examples. Prove that email makes the post office "think twice" > before raising the prices of stamps. > > --Dave > .===================================. > | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | > | Don't Fear the Penguin. | > | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | > `===================================' >
Actually, I have heard it reported that email has actually caused the post office to raise the price of stamps. The volume of mail the post office moves has dropped significantly over the last few years. This is somewhat becuase of fewer people writing and mailing letters, but it has more to do with the ease and lower cost of spamming compared to mass mailing. The cost to run the US postal service has increased slightly but the revenue has fallen. To keep the govt. from loosing a ton of money in the US postal service they have to raise the cost of stamps. Dan .===================================. | This has been a P.L.U.G. mailing. | | Don't Fear the Penguin. | | IRC: #utah at irc.freenode.net | `==================================='
