Author: Detlef Pordzik
Date: 16:13:48 12/12/98
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On December 11, 1998 at 10:45:45, Fernando Villegas wrote: >Hi Michael: >Perhaps you are exagerating a bit. Your analysis presupose that somebody "hate" >a program. How is that possible? You can dislike a program -or anything else- >but to hate it... And of course if you change from "to hate" to "dislike", all >your sych elaboration explanatuon falls in pieces. To begin with, all people >here has almost all or almost. Besides, prices are in absolute terms so low that >relative differences are not relevant. OK, this program cost "twice" than the >other, but that means just 30, 40 or at most 50 dollars more. So what? I am not >going to hate a thing because it is 40 bucks more expensive than the other and >maybe less good for me. If that happens i am not going to hate the product >because other guy have one that is best, I just purchase the best. >No Michael, I believe you are somewhat wrong. In my experience, to dislike or to >like a program is something that surge from other sources than just a >calculation about how much dollars you expended to get what. Sometimes is the >GUI that stimulate you more to use the program or the contrary. Sometimes you >love it because you won to it a pretty game. Or you tend to forget another >program because he gives you a mauling without pity all the time. The most >capriciuos and unconcious reasons are behind it. If ever happens that you >purchased something that is absolute shit, then you just throw it away and >forget it. You do not lose time hating the good product and despising the bad >one. You trash this last and buy the first. >Nevertheless, you have aimed to a very interesting field, that of marketing >forces behind this little industry. Perhaps we could elaborate something more in >this. >Regards >fernando Know what, Fernando ? I personally'd give NOBODY the right - so speak about " hate " or something - " xyz hater club..." GoodLord. Where are we here ? I'm known as CM liker ( no - not lover :-) ) - if one says - it's a sheer nut to me, this prog - let the man go ! It's HIS opinion, ain't it ? Nobody has the right - for my understanding - to lean outta the window that far as them " xyz hater club " posters. Too much is too much Merry Christmas - and, eh : my email : dpordzik@owl-online.de the IDC database must be drunk day and night...... ELVIS
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