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From: chuq@Apple.COM (Chuq Von Rospach)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: APDA Technotes
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Date: 1 May 89 23:07:46 GMT
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>I think that "break-even" stuff sounds kinda dumb though.

Let me ask a stupid question here -- if APDA doesn't break even, where will
the money come from? It has to come from somewhere....

The way I see it, you have two choices: the people who use the service
pay for it, or the people who don't use the service subsidize those who
do. Now, if you're using APDA, I can see where you'd like someone else
to pay for it -- but how do you think all those folks who aren't using
APDA would feel about it? Sure -- Apple *could* run APDA at a loss and fund
it by padding the price of a Mac or an Apple II to cover the difference. But
is that really fair to all those machine buyers that aren't using APDA and
don't care (or know) about it?



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      [This is myself speaking. No company can control my thoughts.]

Bookends. What a wonderful thought.