Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

[DrFranken <midrange@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

So very true. VERY Easy to stray into politics here but I'll leave it 
at:  "Drive it like you Rented it."  :-)

On 12/17/2012 11:57 AM, James Lampert wrote:
> Reminds me of the one year Hollywood Bowl tried building the cost of
> programs (i.e., whatever wasn't covered by the ad revenue) into the
> ticket price, and passing them out free, rather than charging 50 cents
> (which eventually went up to 75, then a buck).
>
> They had discarded programs thrown all over the place. People who would
> never dream of throwing programs around at the Music Center were
> throwing them into the bushes, dropping them on the ground, and so
> forth. Unfortunately, all too often, what is given away without charge
> is perceived as being worthless.
>
> *****
>
> As to tools, the fact that a tool is newer does not necessarily make it
> better. A Dremel motor-tool may be a faster tool for drilling tiny holes
> than a pinvise, but that doesn't make it a better one; a pinvise has a
> lot more control. Or you can plow grooves and dadoes with a plow-plane,
> or a table-saw, or a router; with any of them, there are tradeoffs.
>
> --
> JHHL