Levi Wallach
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [email protected] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On
> Behalf Of Craig Froehle
> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 11:37 PM
> To: [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Treo] Re: Response from Sprint about the Treo 700p
>
> Sure, but if that person is a business traveller whose
> expenses are ultimately borne by his company or client,
> that's wrong. If it's a personal choice, I have no beef --
> people are free to spend their own money as wisely or
> foolishly as they prefer. But if my employees or my
> contractors are spending my company's money foolishly -- not
> effective enough to justify the cost -- I'm not going to support that.
>
Craig, who said anything about YOUR employees or contractors? I'm glad
you are frugal with your company and don't want to spend more than you
have to on some things. But there are companies that want to (or at
least feel compelled to), and have the money to, for example, treat
their employees to very nice accommodations when they travel. My sense
is that the places that are charging these "outrageous" amounts for wifi
are generally higher-priced hotels. Hotels where you pay at least $175
per night, perhaps more. Maybe that's wrong, and if so my argument
doesn't hold, but if true, the wifi price is just a small piece of the
overall expense. For law firms, banks, and other such companies that
have lots of money, when they send employees on travel to meet with
clients, generally employees aren't staying at Super 8's. It's not only
about saving money, which I'm sure is a top priority for many firms, but
impressions. Some companies need to make the impression that they can
afford high-priced accommodations (let alone taking clients out to
expensive meals). Obviously this isn't the case for most
companies/industries/employees, but certainly there is a segment out
there for which higher-priced accommodations are justified. And lets
not forget all the individual travelers who like to stay in nicer hotels
when they travel and don't mind this additional fee for wifi? We may
think they are spending their money unnecessarily, but half our economy
depends on people spending money on things they don't need! ;-)
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