henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) (05/22/88)
>PS- why is it that companies all seem to think that the best way to >make money is to sue the pants off their competitors instead of >produce a better/cheaper product? It's the American Way (release 2.0). :-( (Canada is no better, by the way, just a few years behind in the trend...)
eli@haddock.ISC.COM (Elias Israel) (05/23/88)
In article <1988May22.024527.18057@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes: >>PS- why is it that companies all seem to think that the best way to >>make money is to sue the pants off their competitors instead of >>produce a better/cheaper product? > >It's the American Way (release 2.0). :-( > >(Canada is no better, by the way, just a few years behind in the trend...) More accurately, it's the outcome of decades of incomprehensible, arbitrary and unenforceable business regulations that are stifling creativity and long-range planning. As usual, the government blames the market for the result. Anyway, back to the discussions that belong in this group... Elias Israel | "Justice, n. A commodity which in more or Interactive Systems Corp. | less adulterated condition the State sells Boston, MA | to the citizen as a reward for his allegiance, ..!ima!haddock!eli | taxes, and personal service." | -- Ambrose Bierce, _The Devil's Dictionary_