Re: Software Vendors (And US too) - A small rant

Reminds me of the one year Hollywood Bowl tried building the cost of
programs (i.e., whatever wasn't covered by the ad revenue) into the
ticket price, and passing them out free, rather than charging 50 cents
(which eventually went up to 75, then a buck).

They had discarded programs thrown all over the place. People who would
never dream of throwing programs around at the Music Center were
throwing them into the bushes, dropping them on the ground, and so
forth. Unfortunately, all too often, what is given away without charge
is perceived as being worthless.

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As to tools, the fact that a tool is newer does not necessarily make it
better. A Dremel motor-tool may be a faster tool for drilling tiny holes
than a pinvise, but that doesn't make it a better one; a pinvise has a
lot more control. Or you can plow grooves and dadoes with a plow-plane,
or a table-saw, or a router; with any of them, there are tradeoffs.

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JHHL