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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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| | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | (...) to (...) Without (...) You are missing the point entirely. It is ILLEGAL for them to artifically inflate prices in the USA. That is what they are doing under some gobbledegook reasons that are merely to prevent them from being prosicuted. Also (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) gobbledegook (...) Let's not go down the tiresome "anti-monopoly tirade" route again, shall we? Been there, done that, got the tee shirt. MP3 will lower CD prices a lot better than any smelly old government lawsuit anyway... oh, and by the (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Shiri Dori
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| | | | | | | (...) Oh-so-true. I have enough music right now to last over 40 straight hours of music, and that's not counting the CDs I had before (but I don't listen to them so much anymore). Of course I hear much more than 40 hours straight at a time, with (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) ROTFLMAO Windows is one of the worst programs to ever hit the PC. The fact that it took off is testament to the blatant stupidity of the average consumer. I would be more than willing to spend twice as much on an OS that is reliable. Oh wait, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) Worst in what way? Popularity? Identifiability? Public recognition? Its near-iconic status in the computer industry? My Windows usage primarily involves word processing, personal finance, the web, and low-key graphics applications. Since (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Erik Olson
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| | | | | | | (...) Yes, those silly consumers don't know enough to make sure that their computer comes with a programming language, or kernel sources. As a result they can't fix things that are broken, and that makes it a sucky computer that they bought. Sheesh, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | Your ability to completely miss points continues to amaze me! (...) took (...) Two things: 1. What does this have to do with the argument? yes, Windows may not be perfect, but it's what people use. The argument is that the government meddling is (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Frank Filz
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| | | | | | (...) Because you like to hear your self talk remember... follow-ups to lugnet.off-topic.fun (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) Oh, I stopped making that claim MONTHS ago. :-) ++Lar (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Bruce Schlickbernd
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| | | | | (...) sorts (...) a (...) gobbledegook (...) not (...) ??? They can charge whatever they want as long as the entire industry doesn't collude to control those prices. Supply and demand. On CDs, the price was originally high because there were so few (...) (24 years ago, 5-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Mike Petrucelli
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| | | | | | (...) That is what they are doing. Hence the artifical inflating prices statement. (...) simply (...) just (...) costs (...) CD (...) As i stated most artists make next to nothing off CD sales anyway. This is the reason most artists don't care, (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) You're misunderstanding the nature of collusion; you and I aren't colluding to post to Lugnet, but we're both doing it. Likewise the recording industry isn't conspiring to keep CD prices high, but prices are high nonetheless. (...) Sure it (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | | (...) Oops. That should probably read "If I were selling something @ $10 per..." Dave! (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Toki Barron
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| | | | | | | | (...) I think I did read something about CDs being marketed by about 5 or so companies, and the did have agreements in place to sell CDs at certain prices. Dave, have you been to a National Record Mart since you've been out here in Pittsburgh? CDs (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) The only Best Buy I've checked is in the South Hills, though I've checked another bunch of stores throughout town and the North Hills. Best Buy had the best buys, but the selection wasn't as exhaustive as I'd've liked. I was grossly (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | "Mike Petrucelli" <lordinsanity@usa.net> wrote in message news:FxApBH.4Ix@lugnet.com... (...) doesn't (...) statement. (...) make (...) they'd (...) to the (...) a (...) their (...) the (...) is the (...) don't (...) peices at (...) a (...) studio, (...) (24 years ago, 7-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Star Wars on DVD —Erik Olson
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| | | | (...) I'm not unaware that you're calling down "the law". In fact, I'm pretty sure it already happened. I just don't have any respect for that ideology. You can call whatever you like "artificial" and get listeners. If you still think "profit" is (...) (24 years ago, 6-Jul-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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