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Posted by Justin on 10/04/11 11:36
NYC XYZ wrote on [4 Jan 2006 13:50:33 -0800]:
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> Justin wrote:
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>> Of course, Big Studio DVDs cost under $20, on average. If you wait 6
>> months they are even cheaper. I never pay more than $15 for a Big Studio
>> DVD on release day. I often pay 10 or less, not on release day anymore,
>> but I have one of those virtue thingies, patience.
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> No, some, like Woody Allen's "Husbands and Wives" is still at $20 (the
> cheapest online price, which is often the cheapest price anywhere this
> side of the Third World).
Yes, there will be a few that stay in the higher price ranges
> Greed, pure and simple. I'm not against artists profiting from their
> genius, but unless there's been a silent communist takeover recently,
> the only reason prices are four times the minimum wage is 'cause of the
> suits.
If it were a communist society they would be free.
Once again, DVDs are a luxury, and the studios charge what people are
willing to pay.
> Again, it's in the newspapers all the time. Businesses will always try
> to squeeze you. I don't care how charismatic their image is -- Apple
> is the nice-guy-date-rapist -- they will lie and squeeze their
> customers when they feel they can get away with it. What's truly sad
> is how folks let them, accepting excuses like "piracy increases costs."
Yes, I can see all the people pirating Woddy Allen crap right now...
> Remember, everything from crops and beans to memory chips and music CDs
> have been kept artificially high. Just you remember that the next time
> you think these fat cats are being hurt by illegal immigrants selling
> top-quality knock-offs on the street.
Memory chips, kept artifically high? Are you insane?
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