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Re: My Gun Control Rant
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Mon, 8 Jan 2001 13:57:44 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks writes:
> But look at the little Korean companies and compare those to Toyota. Hyundai's
> sell. They are made at significantly lower quality levels, but still they
> sell. Why? Because the niche that they market to wants Toyotas but can only
> afford 2/3 (or less) the price of a Toyota.
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> Toyota and Hyundai are both making cars that sell, but they aren't both making
> the best consumer vehicle on the market.
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> There are niches in firearms too. And crappy guns sell for a variety of
> reasons. And all of this is good.
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> Chris
I don't think we are disagreeing. I posted this example in order to address
the (semantic?) issue of motive for doing things... not to claim that there
aren't different niches, different price points and different needs.
GM's problem is that they were making cars that cost more than Toyotas but
were less capable in every dimension that mattered, not that they were
making cars that were at a different price point but the same bang/buck.
++Lar
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| (...) free (...) But look at the little Korean companies and compare those to Toyota. Hyundai's sell. They are made at significantly lower quality levels, but still they sell. Why? Because the niche that they market to wants Toyotas but can only (...) (24 years ago, 8-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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