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|    Chris Ahlstrom to rbowman    |
|    Re: =?UTF-8?Q?=C2=A3220?= for a cut-up s    |
|    20 Dec 25 07:28:27    |
      XPost: comp.os.linux.advocacy       From: OFeem1987@teleworm.us              rbowman wrote this post by blinking in Morse code:              > On Thu, 18 Dec 2025 17:43:05 -0800, Alan wrote:       >       >> On 2025-12-16 13:01, chrisv wrote:       >>> Alan wrote:       >>>       >>>> And offering higher quality for higher prices is not "giving people       >>>> the impression of higher quality".       >>>       >>> Lots of companies do this. Economists have a name for it - a Giffen       >>> good.       >>>       >> Ummmmmm...no.       >>       >> Look up the actual definition of a "Giffen good" and you'll see that it       >> doesn't match up very well at all with Apple's products.       >       > Veblen came closer to the Apple model.              :-D              Good one, r!              --       I am deeply CONCERNED and I want something GOOD for BREAKFAST!              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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