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From: chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek)
Newsgroups: comp.dcom.modems
Subject: Re: PC Pursuit pricing amendment
Message-ID: <15401@mimsy.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 89 05:52:09 GMT
References: <8901050251.AA14569@nessus.telenet.com> <2384@isis.UUCP> <7420@chinet.chi.il.us>
Organization: U of Maryland, Dept. of Computer Science, Coll. Pk., MD 20742
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If I may step in for a moment....

>In article <2385@isis.UUCP> aburt@isis.UUCP (Andrew Burt) writes:
>>Let's not forget, PCP is *entertainment* for many of us.  I'm not using
>>it for business.  Hence my comparison below to a movie.  And to my phone
>>bill.

In article <7420@chinet.chi.il.us> patrick@chinet.chi.il.us
(Patrick A. Townson) writes:
>But Telenet is not interested in the least in how much money you make in
>a year's time. Going to the theatre or out to dinner is also entertainment.
>Do you select a fancy restaurant then expect them to set their prices
>based on your ability and willingness to pay?

No; but as I see it, people seem to feel that what GTE did is different.
A more appropriate analogy would be going into an inexpensive restaurant,
buying the all-you-can-eat salad bar, and upon leaving, being presented
with a big bill and the explanation, `oh, we dropped the all-you-can-eat
deal while you were eating.'

I am *NOT* saying that this is the One True Analogy.  I mean only that
(as I see it) people feel that this analogy is more appropriate than yours.
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