RE: Authority of the marketplace?

[John D. Giorgis]

At 03:01 PM 7/18/01 +0200 Baardwijk, J. van DTO/SLBD/BGM/SVM/SGM wrote:
>I didn't notice any prices going down. I notice that the industry is quick
>to raise prices when costs go up, but doesn't make much haste to lower
>prices when costs go down.   :-(

Uhhh...... I'm just guessing that you are writing this message on a
computer, presumably one that you noticed the price of when you bought it.
  Notice anything about its price today?   Or its price five years ago?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm?

>I think it has something to do with that cornerstone of capitalism: GREED.
>Why pass on lower costs to your customers, when you can keep that money
>yourself?

Because if you charge $10 for something that only costs $5 to make, sooner
or later, someone will come along and start selling it for $7.

JDG
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