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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
But Lee, the consumer is what all business are about. In any other business, making the consumer happy is their #1, #2 and #3 priority.
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No it's not. The number one priority is to make a return on investment. Making the customers happy is _a_ priority as it relates to the real highest priority.
Business folks know that not everyone is worth having as a customer. There has to be some middle ground where the price a customer is willing to pay meets the producers willingness to engage in that business.
Everyone would be happy if Ford would give away it's cars for free. But Ford isn't about to do so.
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
The better they do the job of making the consumer happy, the richer they get. This is done by offering a combination of service, value, and price. The free market lets you mix and match, knowing it's impossible to offer the best of all three.
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You can't make everyone happy. And you can't get richer catering to folks who place little value on your product and services.
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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward
So why, in blue blazes, do you expect me to take the producer's needs to account, when it comes to I.P products? I'm the buyer, you want my money, offer me what I want, or I'll go someplace where they will offer me what I want.
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Any business is willing to let some folks go elsewhere. And I don't EXPECT you to do anything. I started this thread to offer folks a different perspective. In any business scenario there needs to be something for both parties. If that were not the case, we'd all demand everything be free. And yes, there are folks on this forum arguing that all books should be free.
Most of us understand that in life you get what you pay for and there is no truly free lunch.
Lee