[OT] Computer fatalities (was: Linux Made Easy: Linspire 5.0)

[Bill McGonigle]

On Apr 27, 2005, at 13:47, Derek Martin wrote:

>> So he doesn't pay property, sales, or social security taxes?  No tolls
>> on the road, and certainly no gas taxes?  The cost of said taxes and
>> other regs aren't built into the cost of everything he buys?  He
>> doesn't have to meet building code when he renovates the house? etc.
>> etc. etc.
>
> These points are specious

So refute them.

> Repairs are expensive because big business wants it that way.  Period.

No, it's not that simple.  You can't analyze a business trend and 
ignore the rationale behind it.  The reason big business wants the 
repairs to be expensive is because they want to sell a new unit 
instead.  The reason the gap between repairs and a new unit can be so 
low I addressed previously.

-Bill

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