Never having been a dentist I could be wrong, but:
A dentist:
Doesn't have to spend 6 months learning how the new chair he has just bought
works before he is really effective.
Doesn't have to persuade pointy haired managers that a chair is a vital part
of the job.
Doesn't have free chairs of an intangible lesser quality available for his
use.
Generally works for himself and has the profit go into his pocket - not to
shareholders.
Doesn't generally have to deal with customers who refuse to get into a
particular make of chair because of religious feelings.
Doesn't have to regularly bolt incompatible fittings from another chair
maker onto his primary chair.
Knows that even if his chair maker goes bankrupt the chair is good for a few
decades of hard use.
Knows that if his chair fails to perform and electrocutes a customer
fiddling with it's controls, the chair manufacturer will be held liable.
...
The list goes on and on.
I think that a dentists chair is a bad analogy.
Martin
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Glenn Bull [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Wednesday, 9 May 2001 4:09 p.m.
> To: Multiple recipients of list delphi
> Subject: Re: [DUG]: d6 - pricing, mutter...
>
>
> If you were a Dentist you would pay around $120,000 (from memory) for
> one of those cool robotic chairs. Without one... well put it
> this way, I
> think we would all agree that the robotic chairs are the only fun part
> about going to a dentist. If you compare the price of development
> software, and consider the profit you will make by using it, I think
> most would have to say in comparison it is a very reasonable
> industry to
> be in. Sure a dentist doesn't need to upgrade his chair every
> 18 months,
> but the chair is only a very small part of his work tools.
>
> Don't get me wrong, I love getting a bargain but I also realise the
> revenue that a investment such as the latest development
> tools can pull.
> And then of course there is the fact that you don't have to upgrade if
> there is no benefit to you in doing so.
>
> Just my 2 cents.
>
> Regards,
>
> Glenn Bull
> Hand Multimedia
> New Zealand
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