#PC BOYCOTT
I don't know what it is with this forum, but it seems like a
lot of you guys here can't have a discussion without including or
finishing up with an insult. This discussion is getting old but just
to address what you said; I have not said that making a profit was a
bad thing. My God! I,myself would be out of business. What I said in
the original message is that I think that some of the profit margins
on hardware and software alike are a little steep. It's a fact. I
don't care what you have to say about Econ101.
I am in this industry, I've been in this industry for 6 years,
since before Autodesk introduced Studio. I've seen the major changes
going on with prices. I know that originally you had a core of
software publishers that charged a certain price. Then along comes an
ambitous company that says "hey, we can charge less and still make a
profit and take these guys' business. Then suddenly the price
takes an incredible shift. Guess what, they're still in the industry
and still doing their R&D and still making a profit. A nice one as a
matter of fact. That company was Autodesk!
As of today there's a 100%+ mark-up on computer software. Are
you going to tell me that the retail outlets are conducting their own
R&D? Look, I know the economics of it all but the message that I'm
fist pounding about is that the profit margins are steep.
Don't preach to me about economy basics, go out and do some
research on this market and come to me with details. Your argument
will be much weaker. Don't give me this "let's say" crap. And this
time try to finish your message without an insult.