Usonian
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Registered: Feb 2000
Location: Los Angeles, CA
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 Re: How many appliances to buy...?
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Man, is it me, or do they just seem out to make more & more money? What about the charitable feeling companies should have?
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Last time I checked, making money is what all companies try to do... companies that have a lousy strategy or no strategy at all for making money (Boo.com anyone?) go out of business.
Capitalism is simple; if you think a company is charging too much for their products, don't buy them. If nobody buys them, the company can either go out of business, or drop the price. (Even then, they may still go out of business.)
I'm really tired of the attitude that any person or company who makes money is somehow evil or greedy... are there dishonest exceptions? Sure... but I don't know anyone who goes to their job for any reason other than to make money. The notion that companies should exist as charitable institutions for their customers is ridiculous... the recent trend of "Handspring sucks because there are no 'real' modules and all the other modules are too expensive" posts is getting really old. What exactly are the manufacturers supposed to do, sell their products at a loss to accommodate your budget?
I can't afford all of the modules I'd like either, but I don't think a company like Good Technologies should sell the SoundsGood module for $50 or $100 simply because that's what I think it should cost! As time goes on, Springboard manufacturers will get a sense of what the market will bear, and either find a way to adapt or go out of business. In order for them to stay in business so that you can buy their product, they're going to need to make money. Good pricing and customer service is not the same thing as charity.
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-Andy
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