Re: long-lasting cars

2002-03-28 Thread Gizmoleon
Is there any link between aircraft manufacturing and car manufacturing concerning the life of the product.? Cars and aircraft can be made to last 20 or more years, but they require constant repairs. Any car can last 20 or more years, you just have to repair those parts that break. A car that has

Re: Re[2]: Pocket Change

2000-12-18 Thread Gizmoleon
That is true that people are forced to accept the Euro. However, there is alot of questioning about border countries and the effect they will have. I know that where I originate from (Northern Ireland) that people there will have to often choose which coinage they prefer. With only eleven

Re: RU-486

2000-10-02 Thread Gizmoleon
To think of permitting death as a "forgone opportunity cost" does not seem to be a subject that should be discussed. Personally, I agree with the critics who cite that this drug will lead to increased abortions due to its ease of access and other factors. This will certainly be a welcome

B2B

2000-09-29 Thread Gizmoleon
I came across the internet phenomena of B2B(business to business) the other day and was wondering if it is a subject that economics has looked at yet or if anyone had any comment on it. If you dont know what it is the, the idea I got was that it involves a company which purchases good

Adobe and pdf files

2000-09-21 Thread Gizmoleon
I just read the series of correspondence considering the Xerox machine and the usage of the term "Xerox" to refer to photocopying. Now the problem I have does not have to do with the term but with the use of advertising by providing a free product. Adobe acrobat and its free reader for pdf

Re: harry potter

2000-07-10 Thread Gizmoleon
I had the feeling that it had nothing to do with economics but was an advertising ploy. If the media gets the word out through the publishers that there is a shortage of potter books to meet the expected demand then it will be looked at as a successful launch. By duping the public into