[OFF-TOPIC] Re: MediaOne dns problems

[jc at trillian.mit.edu (John Chambers)]

Charles C. Bennett, Jr. <ccb at valinux.com> writes:
| Man, this hits a nerve.
|
| How do you feel about the difference between the Audi A4 and the
| Volkswagen Passat?  Notice the price spread between a Dodge Grand
| Caravan and a Chrysler Town & Country?  Ever run into a product that
| was clearly made by Company A at price $Z being sold by Company B at
| price $Y with no trace of Company A anywhere on the packaging or
| advertising?
|
| In the political economy that we live in it is your moral
| responsibility to maximize your (plural) self interest, however you
| conceive that to be.  Anything else is an existential no-no.  Even
| heartfelt altruism *must* be read by others as a way of maximizing
| your self interest.

Hmmm ...  Interesting.  You've clearly informed the members  of  this
list  about  your  ethical standards.  I trust that most readers will
note the name Charles Bennett and the  address  ccb at valinux.com,  and
remember  that  they  stand  for taking every possible advantage of a
customer to con them into spending as much as possible for  something
they  want  to  buy.   And  tricking  them  into paying for something
different than what they wanted is ok, too; you can then charge  them
again for an "upgrade" that amounts to simply enabling something that
they already paid for.

Most people have the sense to not admit to such  predatory  attitudes
around the potential marks.  I hope you don't speak for valinux ...

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