[Cialug] OT: A la carte cable (was: no more UPS needed)

[Barry Von Ahsen]

Nathan Stien wrote:
> On Jan 6, 2008 5:43 PM, Stuart Thiessen <sthiessen at passitonservices.org> wrote:
>> They are not entitled to my money to support their programming. That should be my decision, not theirs. An all or nothing choice means they get nothing from me. It's almost like pre-installing Windows and not giving me the option to have Linux or other OS pre-installed. :-)
>>
> 
> And besides, cross subsidies are common throughout business.  When you
> buy a USB cable at Best Buy, you are paying a huge markup, some of
> which helps cover the losses on the loss leader items of the week.  In
> effect, you're helping someone else buy their $500 laptop.  Should we
> also criminalize this practice?  

no, but if best buy is going to game us, they shouldn't get pissy when 
we play them back

http://householdwatch.com/wp/2004/07/28/are-you-one-of-best-buys-demon-customers

you can't have your cake and eat it too (the cake is a lie)

-barry