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Skriven 2005-06-13 18:58:38 av Rich (1:379/45)
   Kommentar till text 4954 av Mike '/m' (1:379/45)
Ärende: Re: Everyone should take a pay cut
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   Nope.  More spin from you but no answer not that this isn't exactly =
what people would expect from you.  So mike, did you take the 1000x = paycut to
match the decrease in hardware costs?  You really don't need = to answer.  I'm
sure you did not.  It would not be surprising if you = actually expect (if not
are) to be paid more than you were in the past.

Rich

  "Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message =
news:90esa1l4qmpa6hcrkka5ph8q53qlp8u9le@4ax.com...

  So you are admitting that Microsoft is as clueless about developing
  software now as they were 10 years ago.=20

  Well, that doesn't surprise me because the empirical evidence supports
  your admittance.

   /m


  On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:28:23 -0700, "Rich" <@> wrote:

  >   Of course you do.  You wouldn't admit it anyway?
  >
  >   So Mike, in the years during which manufacturing costs have =
decreased so that a 40 GB disk drive or 4GB or RAM today is less = expensive
(and smaller and faster) than a 40 MB disk drive or 4MB of RAM = was in the
past have you taken a 1000x pay cut to match?  If not then = maybe you should
limit your spinning.
  >
  >Rich
  >
  >  "Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message =
news:25csa15ia541n4ri2kk2a0ti6124f4rd1n@4ax.com...
  >
  >  I remain unconvinced that I am the one who is spinning in this
  >  discussion.
  >
  >  How's your rotator cuffs doing there, Rich?
  >
  >    /m
  >
  >
  >  On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:01:29 -0700, "Rich" <@> wrote:
  >
  >  >   Typical selective editing.  Are you behind on your spin quote.  =
The portion of the article you elided to jump ahead is
  >  >
  >  >  There are noteworthy exceptions to this trend of falling prices. =
One of them is ink, at least the heavily branded sort. A year ago, it = cost
$65 to buy the two cartridges needed for my H-P 960c ink-jet = printer, and
that's precisely what they cost today. Ink prices are such = that
Hewlett-Packard now sells an entry-level printer -- the 3740 -- = that, at
$34.99, costs the same amount as some ink cartridges. Can a = disposable
printer be far behind?
  >  >
  >  >   The comparison you are insinuating is apples to oranges.  =
Hardware decreases in cost because technology allows producing the same = or
similar products at lower manufacturing cost.  Software doesn't have = the same
cost structure and gets little to none of this benefit.  The = costs for
software increase.  This is why DVD players are far cheaper = than a few years
ago but DVDs are not.  Televisions are cheaper but = cable, satelite, and other
premium TV is not.  If anything software = development costs have increased
with inflation plus you get more in = today's products then old ones (both
computer software and movies).  The = movie folks just raised prices as anyone
that goes to the theater has = seen.
  >  >
  >  >   Do you pay the software developers, testers, UE folks, and =
others involved in software development less than you did a year ago?  = How
much of a pay cut have you offered to take to reduce = non-manufacturing costs
for your employer?  There may be lots of factors = in pricing but unless your
manufacturing costs are decreasing like they = are for Dell I don't expect your
employer is lowering its prices to half = of what they were last year because
Dell can do so with its products.
  >  >
  >  >Rich
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >  "Mike '/m'" <mike@barkto.com> wrote in message =
news:739sa1d75ffa17ngusrhvpp9637q3cigtc@4ax.com...
  >  >
  >  >  =
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB111861285110257383-7l7a53nARtxd=
FA5SfRng_iu4dTc_20060612,00.html?mod=3Dblogs
  >  >
  >  >  =3D=3D=3D
  >  >  How low can they go? Over the past few weeks, personal computers =
reached
  >  >  a significant milestone: The price for an entry-level but fully =
loaded
  >  >  system fell below $300.
  >  >
  >  >  Dell -- which wasn't even the first PC maker to take the step -- =
last
  >  >  week was offering for $299 a Windows computer that had most of =
what a
  >  >  beginning user would want. That list includes a 17-inch monitor, =
a 2.4
  >  >  gigahertz Celeron processor, 256 megabytes of RAM and a =
40-gigabyte hard
  >  >  drive.
  >  >
  >  >  A nearly identical system a year ago cost $499, and while it had =
only
  >  >  half as much RAM, it did provide speakers. The newer, cheaper =
model
  >  >  doesn't have any, but you can add a pair for $20.
  >  >
  >  >  Besides reflecting a remarkable price decline of 40% in 12 =
months, the
  >  >  fact that computers can now be had for less than $300 means they =
have
  >  >  officially entered into the territory of "consumer electronics," =
at
  >  >  least under one set of industry rules.
  >  >
  >  >  Ten or so years ago, when PCs cost five or even 10 times what =
they do
  >  >  now, it was common for analysts to say that they would never =
become a
  >  >  staple in homes until they were priced the way consumer =
electronics
  >  >  were, usually defined as costing less than $300. In the days =
when PCs
  >  >  were $2,000 and even more, that target seemed to be something of =
a
  >  >  fantasy.
  >  >
  >  >  Now, PCs cost less than some telephones -- and less than a lot =
of TV
  >  >  sets -- and can be found in roughly three-quarters of U.S. =
homes. But
  >  >  while they are priced like consumer electronics, the machines =
still
  >  >  aren't even remotely as easy to use, and the trend lines there =
aren't
  >  >  particularly encouraging. In fact, with price no longer as =
significant
  >  >  an issue, the continuing complexity of computers may become the =
biggest
  >  >  contributor to any "digital divide" between digital haves and =
have-nots,
  >  >  especially involving access to the Internet.
  >  >
  >  >  Declining PC prices have become the poster child for the =
free-lunch
  >  >  economics of the modern technology industry, where manufacturing
  >  >  efficiencies, especially in semiconductors, allow companies to
  >  >  continually sell more for less. This is most noticeable in =
hardware, but
  >  >  it is occurring as well in technology-related services -- at =
least when
  >  >  there is something resembling effective competition....
  >  >
  >  >  There are noteworthy exceptions to this trend of falling =
prices....
  >  >
  >  >  Microsoft, for one, seems to be in no particular hurry to cut =
the price
  >  >  of Windows. Ten years ago, an upgrade version of Windows 95, =
then fresh
  >  >  from the labs in Redmond, Wash., was being sold in most stores =
for
  >  >  $89.95. If you shop online for Windows XP Home, the =
third-generation
  >  >  successor to Windows 95, you'll find it in the same ballpark.
  >  >
  >  >  Ditto with Microsoft Office, which includes Word, Excel and the =
like.
  >  >  The high-end version of Office 97, which was introduced eight =
years ago,
  >  >  went for $499; the most recent Office had the same price when it =
came
  >  >  out in 2003....
  >  >  =3D=3D=3D
  >  >
  >  >
  >  >  While having a monopoly is legal, its effect upon prices is =
usually
  >  >  beneficial only for the holder of the monopoly.
  >  >
  >  >   /m

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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>&nbsp;&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; More spin from =
you but no=20
answer not that this isn't exactly what people would expect from = you.&nbsp;
So=20
mike, did you take the 1000x paycut to match the decrease in hardware=20
costs?&nbsp; You really don't need to answer.&nbsp; I'm sure you did =
not.&nbsp;=20
It would not be surprising if you actually expect (if not are) to be = paid
more=20
than you were in the past.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Rich</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE=20
style=3D"PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; =
BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px">
  <DIV>"Mike '/m'" &lt;<A =
href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>&gt;=20
  wrote in message <A=20
  =
href=3D"news:90esa1l4qmpa6hcrkka5ph8q53qlp8u9le@4ax.com">news:90esa1l4qmp=
a6hcrkka5ph8q53qlp8u9le@4ax.com</A>...</DIV><BR>So=20
  you are admitting that Microsoft is as clueless about =
developing<BR>software=20
  now as they were 10 years ago. <BR><BR>Well, that doesn't surprise me =
because=20
  the empirical evidence supports<BR>your=20
  admittance.<BR><BR>&nbsp;/m<BR><BR><BR>On Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:28:23 =
-0700,=20
  "Rich" &lt;@&gt; wrote:<BR><BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course you =
do.&nbsp; You=20
  wouldn't admit it anyway?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; So Mike, in the =
years=20
  during which manufacturing costs have decreased so that a 40 GB disk =
drive or=20
  4GB or RAM today is less expensive (and smaller and faster) than a 40 =
MB disk=20
  drive or 4MB of RAM was in the past have you taken a 1000x pay cut to=20
  match?&nbsp; If not then maybe you should limit your=20
  spinning.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Rich<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; "Mike '/m'" &lt;<A =

  href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>&gt; wrote in =
message <A=20
  =
href=3D"news:25csa15ia541n4ri2kk2a0ti6124f4rd1n@4ax.com">news:25csa15ia54=
1n4ri2kk2a0ti6124f4rd1n@4ax.com</A>...<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  I remain unconvinced that I am the one who is spinning in =
this<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  discussion.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; How's your rotator cuffs doing =
there,=20
  Rich?<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; =
/m<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; On=20
  Mon, 13 Jun 2005 18:01:29 -0700, "Rich" &lt;@&gt; =
wrote:<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Typical selective editing.&nbsp; Are you behind on =
your spin=20
  quote.&nbsp; The portion of the article you elided to jump ahead=20
  is<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; There are noteworthy =
exceptions=20
  to this trend of falling prices. One of them is ink, at least the =
heavily=20
  branded sort. A year ago, it cost $65 to buy the two cartridges needed =
for my=20
  H-P 960c ink-jet printer, and that's precisely what they cost today. =
Ink=20
  prices are such that Hewlett-Packard now sells an entry-level printer =
-- the=20
  3740 -- that, at $34.99, costs the same amount as some ink cartridges. =
Can a=20
  disposable printer be far behind?<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; The comparison you are insinuating is apples to=20
  oranges.&nbsp; Hardware decreases in cost because technology allows =
producing=20
  the same or similar products at lower manufacturing cost.&nbsp; =
Software=20
  doesn't have the same cost structure and gets little to none of this=20
  benefit.&nbsp; The costs for software increase.&nbsp; This is why DVD =
players=20
  are far cheaper than a few years ago but DVDs are not.&nbsp; =
Televisions are=20
  cheaper but cable, satelite, and other premium TV is not.&nbsp; If =
anything=20
  software development costs have increased with inflation plus you get =
more in=20
  today's products then old ones (both computer software and =
movies).&nbsp; The=20
  movie folks just raised prices as anyone that goes to the theater has=20
  seen.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; Do you pay the =

  software developers, testers, UE folks, and others involved in =
software=20
  development less than you did a year ago?&nbsp; How much of a pay cut =
have you=20
  offered to take to reduce non-manufacturing costs for your =
employer?&nbsp;=20
  There may be lots of factors in pricing but unless your manufacturing =
costs=20
  are decreasing like they are for Dell I don't expect your employer is =
lowering=20
  its prices to half of what they were last year because Dell can do so =
with its=20
  products.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;Rich<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; "Mike '/m'" &lt;<A=20
  href=3D"mailto:mike@barkto.com">mike@barkto.com</A>&gt; wrote in =
message <A=20
  =
href=3D"news:739sa1d75ffa17ngusrhvpp9637q3cigtc@4ax.com">news:739sa1d75ff=
a17ngusrhvpp9637q3cigtc@4ax.com</A>...<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; <A=20
  =
href=3D"http://online.wsj.com/public/article/0,,SB111861285110257383-7l7a=
53nARtxdFA5SfRng_iu4dTc_20060612,00.html?mod=3Dblogs">http://online.wsj.c=
om/public/article/0,,SB111861285110257383-7l7a53nARtxdFA5SfRng_iu4dTc_200=
60612,00.html?mod=3Dblogs</A><BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =3D=3D=3D<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; How =
low can they=20
  go? Over the past few weeks, personal computers reached<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; a significant milestone: The price for an entry-level but =
fully=20
  loaded<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; system fell below $300.<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; Dell -- which wasn't even the first PC =
maker to=20
  take the step -- last<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; week was offering for =
$299 a=20
  Windows computer that had most of what a<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
beginning=20
  user would want. That list includes a 17-inch monitor, a =
2.4<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; gigahertz Celeron processor, 256 megabytes of RAM and a =
40-gigabyte=20
  hard<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; drive.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; A nearly identical system a year ago cost $499, and while =
it had=20
  only<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; half as much RAM, it did provide =
speakers. The=20
  newer, cheaper model<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; doesn't have any, but =
you can=20
  add a pair for $20.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
Besides=20
  reflecting a remarkable price decline of 40% in 12 months, =
the<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; fact that computers can now be had for less than $300 means =
they=20
  have<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; officially entered into the territory of =

  "consumer electronics," at<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; least under one =
set of=20
  industry rules.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; Ten or so =
years=20
  ago, when PCs cost five or even 10 times what they do<BR>&gt;&nbsp; =
&gt;&nbsp;=20
  now, it was common for analysts to say that they would never become=20
  a<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; staple in homes until they were priced the =
way=20
  consumer electronics<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; were, usually defined as =
costing=20
  less than $300. In the days when PCs<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; were =
$2,000 and=20
  even more, that target seemed to be something of a<BR>&gt;&nbsp; =
&gt;&nbsp;=20
  fantasy.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; Now, PCs cost =
less than=20
  some telephones -- and less than a lot of TV<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
sets --=20
  and can be found in roughly three-quarters of U.S. homes. =
But<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; while they are priced like consumer electronics, the =
machines=20
  still<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; aren't even remotely as easy to use, =
and the=20
  trend lines there aren't<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; particularly =
encouraging. In=20
  fact, with price no longer as significant<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; an =
issue,=20
  the continuing complexity of computers may become the =
biggest<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; contributor to any "digital divide" between digital haves =
and=20
  have-nots,<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; especially involving access to the =

  Internet.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; Declining PC =
prices have=20
  become the poster child for the free-lunch<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
economics=20
  of the modern technology industry, where manufacturing<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; efficiencies, especially in semiconductors, allow companies =

  to<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; continually sell more for less. This is =
most=20
  noticeable in hardware, but<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; it is occurring =
as well=20
  in technology-related services -- at least when<BR>&gt;&nbsp; =
&gt;&nbsp; there=20
  is something resembling effective competition....<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; There are noteworthy exceptions to this =
trend of=20
  falling prices....<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
Microsoft, for=20
  one, seems to be in no particular hurry to cut the price<BR>&gt;&nbsp; =

  &gt;&nbsp; of Windows. Ten years ago, an upgrade version of Windows =
95, then=20
  fresh<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; from the labs in Redmond, Wash., was =
being sold=20
  in most stores for<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; $89.95. If you shop online =
for=20
  Windows XP Home, the third-generation<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
successor to=20
  Windows 95, you'll find it in the same ballpark.<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; Ditto with Microsoft Office, which =
includes=20
  Word, Excel and the like.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; The high-end =
version of=20
  Office 97, which was introduced eight years ago,<BR>&gt;&nbsp; =
&gt;&nbsp; went=20
  for $499; the most recent Office had the same price when it =
came<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp; out in 2003....<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
=3D=3D=3D<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; While having a =
monopoly is=20
  legal, its effect upon prices is usually<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;&nbsp; =
beneficial=20
  only for the holder of the monopoly.<BR>&gt;&nbsp; &gt;<BR>&gt;&nbsp;=20
  &gt;&nbsp;&nbsp; /m<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>

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