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Re: Star Wars on DVD
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 4 Jul 2000 18:25:48 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Erik Olson writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
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> > What burns me isn't the price of DVDs, but rather the price of CDs. If • DVDs
> > are in fact cheaper to make than VHS, then CDs should certainly be cheaper
> > still. Not to mention the fact that the technology is decades old and has
> > still shown little sign of price reduction. ... Certainly
> > all production costs were met years ago, and the compensation for such a • lofty
> > artistic expression can likewise be argued to be satisfied.
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> Um, the record company is in it to make a profit, and so is the merchant, • that's
> why they don't pass them on to you at cost.
That's not what he is stating
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> The record company keeps the nice fat profits from all those CDs, and makes • much
> better margin than they used to when pressing vinyl.
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> -Erik (just pointing out the obvious)
The Obvious is that the prices are artifically inflated. There are all sorts
of bueracratic (spelling?) reasons that are nothing more than hot air. Without
these "reasons" the record industry would be breaking the anti-trust laws in
USA.
FYI actual cost for a CD is about $0.15. Most of that if in the metal
componet. If anyone doesn't think the Lego Company could sell us peices at
$0.02 and still be making a huge profit they are delusional.
-Lord Insanity (who absolutely refueses to pay more than $10 a CD, $20 a DVD,
or $0.10 a Lego piece)
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| (...) Sign me up as delusional, I guess. Except under very tightly controlled and special conditions, an across the board price of 2 cents is just not doable by TLC and if you think it is, I posit that you just may not know everything there is to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) But it's what I'm stating! The manufacturer is not obligated to lower prices to you after initial costs are recouped. (...) You call it artifically inflated, they call it profit margin. If "profit" is a dirty word to you, then tough. It's (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Um, the record company is in it to make a profit, and so is the merchant, that's why they don't pass them on to you at cost. The record company keeps the nice fat profits from all those CDs, and makes much better margin than they used to when (...) (24 years ago, 4-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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