MediaOne dns problems

[ron.peterson at yellowbank.com (Ron Peterson)]

Seth Gordon wrote:
> 
> Shapiro and Varian, in _Information Rules_, mention how one
> manufacturer of laser printers (HP? IBM?) used the same motherboard in
> both the Foobar 1000 and Foobar 2000 printers -- except that on the
> Foobar 1000, one jumper on the motherboard was cut, so that it would
> only print half as fast.  Thus, they could sell Foobar 1000s to folks
> on a tight budget who were satisfied with the slower print speed, and
> make extra profits off the people willing to pay more for the Foobar
> 2000s.
> 
> That's capitalism.

That's disgusting.

Here's a simple question: did the manufacturers tell their customers
that they made this modification?  I'd guess not.  Why not?

This borders on bald faced lying, which in my youth I was told was
unethical.  Now I'm told it's capitalism, and I should be proud to live
in a country that values this behaviour.

I disagree.

-Ron-
GPG and other info at: http://www.yellowbank.com/
-
Subcription/unsubscription/info requests: send e-mail with
"subscribe", "unsubscribe", or "info" on the first line of the
message body to discuss-request at blu.org (Subject line is ignored).