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Just like the retail price of gasoline
is set by the market. Both the oil industry and MS have monopolies on products that are necessary for people and companies to function. They will charge the absolute highest price they can until enough consumers start to cry foul.

In practical terms there is no competition for either - that's why exxon has tripled their profits and MS gets a 70-80% profit margin on software.
Posted by: skeptic tank   Posted on: 09/15/05 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
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Here's a crazy thought  ibabadur1 | 09/15/05
When you own the company, you can set the price.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 09/15/05
Spoken like a true shill, Axey.  Judas I. | 09/15/05
Microsoft is a publicly traded company and the market sets the price.  B.O.F.H. | 09/15/05
In order for the market to set the price...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
But if MS had...  rapson | 09/15/05
You're correct...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
Furthermore...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
funny  Jeff Spicoli | 09/15/05
Just like the retail price of gasoline  skeptic tank | 09/15/05
To be fair...  John L. Ries | 09/15/05
Brain rot  ibabadur1 | 09/15/05
Here's a Crazier thought...  nucrash | 09/16/05
Microsoft shakes up Software Assurance  Otto_Delete | 09/15/05
I've gotten 3 new DVD players  voska | 09/15/05
So you're the one!  Otto_Delete | 09/15/05
I spent a $88  nucrash | 09/16/05
The only thing in life that is certain is that...  realitycheck101 | 09/15/05
"Software Assurance" aka "The Great MS scam"  shawkins | 09/15/05
Let's not forget...  WDE | 09/16/05
Forget the commercial proprietary OSes and just  Boot_Agnostic | 09/15/05
SA stinks!  Protector | 09/15/05
At last  OldMarine | 09/15/05
Interesting...  zztong | 09/15/05
Topic from another article.  Anton Philidor | 09/15/05
wait a minute...  Dave P. | 09/15/05
No Helpful Changes  knoxbury | 09/16/05

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