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Brad wrote: > I expected the answer you gave. :) I don't buy it, though. > It's the answer you would get from the seller, not the > buyer. Which leads to the fact that iSeries software is > overpriced to begin with. Overpriced it may be (or maybe not), but that does not necessarily follow from the pricing model. You have an analogous situation in the drugs industry. It costs a huge amount in R&D to bring a new drug to market. That investment must eventually be recouped or there would be no new drugs. The choice is between a flat price which would deprive people in poorer countries of the most advanced medicines or a differential system in which consumers in the richer nations pay more. Dave... "Achilles only had an Achilles' heel; I have a whole Achilles' body." - Woody Allen ======================================================= The opinions expressed in this communication are my own and do not necessarily reflect those of my employer.
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