argh. as the quote re gillette shows, this is just cross-subsidy or loss-leader economics. old wine, not even sure if the bottle is new.
"It's as if the price of steel had dropped so close to zero that King Gillette could give away both razor and blade, and make his money on something else entirely. (Shaving cream?)" - and this is different from giving away the razor and making money on blades HOW? -r On Thu, 2008-03-06 at 14:28 +0530, Amit Varma wrote: > http://www.wired.com/techbiz/it/magazine/16-03/ff_free > > Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business > By Chris Anderson
