From: "Robert Comer" 

> They can but cutting prices in the current climate would be a
"defeatist"
> move........"you shall not retreat from licencing 6....not a single move
to
> lower zee prices".....Also it might lead to what sort of floor price?

Market realities are market realities, you follow them or you die.

> the small trickle coming out of the the dam is steadily making the hole
> larger.

Bingo.

- Bob Comer


"Adam Flinton"  wrote in message
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>
> "Robert Comer"  wrote in message
> news:3e4943e9{at}w3.nls.net...
> > > It's not (just) that. The main one is simple economics &
the power of
> the
> > > market.
> >
> > Agreed, but here is where Microsoft can combat things too, Microsoft
> really
> > should be chopping prices right now, and if they did, they'd still keep
> > dominant just because of market momentum...  (getting rid of the
> activation
> > crud would help too, they got to be where they are by allowing
> copying.....)
> >
>
> They can but cutting prices in the current climate would be a
"defeatist"
> move........"you shall not retreat from licencing 6....not a single move
to
> lower zee prices".....Also it might lead to what sort of floor price?
>
> "So Mr Balmer you've cut the prices & that's very welcome
....but....what
> I'm looking for is a bit more......"
>
>
> > > Just as people started using their PC'es more and more even though
they
> > also
> > > had a terminal on their desk.
> >
> > That's why I see Linux moving in more and more, quicker and quicker.
> >
>
> the small trickle coming out of the the dam is steadily making the hole
> larger.
>
> Adam
>
>

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