In <Pine.LNX.4.21.0007260921370.30742-100000@asdf.capslock.lan> Mike A. Harris (mharris@meteng.on.ca) wrote:
> On Wed, 26 Jul 2000, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
>>> Push the $0.06 cents per drive on to the consumer. Shit, crank
>>
>><Sheep mode>
>>Brand X is a bit cheaper ($0.06 + channel markup) and has less settings
>>for me to mess up and can be 'upgraded' without opening the case.
>></sheep mode>
>>
>>Bahhhh.
> Well, that could be the case in some scenarios but I think it is
> more the industry doing it because they know that people aren't
> causing a stir about it. Most likely, they are charging more
> money for the drive anyway regardless of the jumper existence or
> not, and then making the 45B for it anyways without including
> it. Joe "sheep" just buys whatever, and they get away with it.
> If joe sheep started demanding it though, the cost of the jumper
> would get eaten pretty quick I think.
For that we need new generation of ILOVEYOU with disk2brick embedded.
I think we'll see this soon. Just wait :-)
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