On Mon, 09 Mar 2009 11:34:02 -0700, Darren New wrote:

> Jim Henderson wrote:
>> It's a real problem in product marketing - if a product works too well
>> (whatever it is, a light bulb, a car, an operating system), people
>> aren't pushed to replace it or upgrade it.
> 
> That isn't necessarily a bad thing, when you're talking a $70K
> automobile, for example. But when your competition costs $1, charging
> $15 for a lightbulb that lasts 50x as long just doesn't work.
> 
> It's the same problem with boots as Terry Pratchette describes.

Yep, agreed.

Jim

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