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From: perry@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Perry Scott)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: SNAKE CLUSTER(?)
Message-ID: <5570644@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 22 May 91 20:30:16 GMT
References: <1991Apr15.204425.8682@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>
Organization: HP Fort Collins, Co.
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>>Given there is a non-zero cost for implementing and supporting these
>>features, are you willing to pay more for an HP system with partitions
>>on it ?  In a commodities market like Un*x, a vendor implements those
>>features with highest ROI.  That means either high returns in terms of
>>leveraging sales and/or low investment in terms of R&D and support.
>>Apparently, partitions for workstations didn't make the cut.
>
>Typical engineer's view of economics.  In the real world, the extra
>cost is paid by normal margins on extra sales, not extra price.

I've seen both ends in the analysis - both leveraged sales and
opportunity for increasing the profits.  In this business, higher
profits occur when list price decreases more slowly than manufacturing
costs.

You're right, I'm not an economist.  However, I understand there is no
such thing as a free lunch.

Perry