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Subject: Re: Why not to sell Zappa 2.0?

Author: Robert Hollay

Date: 22:02:01 09/29/05

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On September 29, 2005 at 13:37:37, gerold daniels wrote:

>On September 29, 2005 at 13:20:52, Uri Blass wrote:
>
>>On September 29, 2005 at 12:57:46, Aloisio Ponti Lopes wrote:
>>
>>>Is there any good reason why the author of Zappa doesn't sell it, or he _just_
>>>doesn't _want_ to sell it?
>>>
>>>A. Ponti
>>
>>He does not want to sell it.
>>
>>Maybe he waits for someone to pay 1,000,000,000$ for it.
>>
>>There are rich people who have no problem to pay that money and even if the
>>chances that it is going to happen is only 1/1000 he can expect average profit
>>of 1,000,000$ and when he sell 4000 copies for 50$ he can expect significantly
>>less money.:-(
>>
>>Uri
>
>It is world champ. Why would he want to sell it and let someone else make a
>profit on it.If he put it in walmart and other stories and sell it he could make
>millions :)
>
>wholesell broker,
>
>Gerold.

 Glory doesn't last forever. Other engines are constantly improving (see Fruit)
and soon there will be several programs stronger than the WCCC 2005 champion.
Who will buy an ex-champion engine which is not the strongest one any more?



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