Author: Robert Pawlak
Date: 06:14:57 11/10/00
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On November 09, 2000 at 23:30:53, r.c. richards wrote: >On November 09, 2000 at 21:37:02, Robert Pawlak wrote: > >>The reason it is sold and purchased is: >>1. Name recognition >>2. Availability >>3. Marketing >>4. Many people buy it out of reflex, without an accurate understanding of what >>they are getting >>5. Other factors > >It's pretty easy to see you never went to business school, just as it's easy to >see that the folks at Millennium never went to business school. John Merlino >may never have gone to business school either, but somebody in his organization >certainly has. Ok, good job, you've provoked me. And I am not easily provoked. First of all, you're right, I never went to business school. I've got a Ph.D. in electrical engineering. > >Chessmaster sells more than anything else and Chessmaster is cheaper than >anything else. And there is a relationship between sales volume and >price--there is always a relationship between sales volume and price. > Try and go into your local Best Buys, and purchase a copy of Fritz, Rebel or Shredder. You will not find any of these programs on the shelf. So without distribution and availability, price means nothing. So price can certainly be placed on the list of factors, no argument there. But it goes below distribution/availability. But this is beating a dead horse - this has all been discussed before. >I know you never went to business school because you didn't mention price as a >factor, and that's always a factor except for those with unlimited means, and >there are no such people. Excuse me, did you say I never went to business school? I must have missed that one the first time. And frankly, there are people with _nearly_ unlimited means. Bill Gates could buy and sell this whole business. >For all I know, Stefan might be the most giftest professional chess programmer >in this world. But I think I can be fairly sure he's the brokest professional >chess programmer. Have you been to grammar school? >Reese As far as I am concerned, this part of the thread is closed. Post all you want, I won't waste any more of my time. Bob P.
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