>>> blkwidow1@primary.net 03/19/04 06:02PM >>>
on 3/19/04 9:28 AM, BARRY OLIVER at DHSPA58@dhs.state.il.us wrote:
> Granted, I know you work in the oil industry in some manner or
fashion,
> so it must be hard for you to drop the "company line" even for the
list,
> I suppose, were I in the same position, I would be vocal in my
> defence...er, well, maybe not.
OOhh, we are getting snippy, now, aren't we?
And, I don't work for the oil companies, nor do you.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
Ok, for some reason, I had it in my head that you did, Sorry 'bout
that. But now I really don't understand where you are comming from,
defending the oil companies and their bogus stories. Do you make so
much money at whatever you do that an extra $4 every fillup is
inconsequential? I guess because I drive for my job, I am more
sensitive to gas price fluctuations than some, especially since I get to
see, first hand, the disparity. By the way, you were going to show me a
map of central Illinois that justified the drastic price differences
within the same region...
>In my industry, [computers] I have been
> a vocal critic of companies making 300% profit on $2500 Computers
and
> then 6 months later clearancing the same model at a [on paper] loss.
> That's almost as bogus as the oil industry...
That 300% profit allows you to draw a paycheck. Kind of like cutting
of
one's nose to spite one's face, isn't it?
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Er, well, not really. A large percentage of where I make my paycheck
is service, not sales. I would rather have a customer be able to afford
500 cheap new Dells instead of only 125 of whatever other brand. I get
more work doing the installs, and assuming the failure rates remanin
fairly constant (they do) I get more service and warranty work
afterward. Anyway, the bulk of my argument is, still, the pricing
structure, not the price itself. Since you werent getting my point
before, I tried an analogy. Guess that diddn't work either. Oh well,
guess this just isn't your day to be enlightened, heh.
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