From: Geoffrey S. Mendelson (gsm_at_nonexisting.hamakor.org.il)
Date: Thu 25 Aug 2005 - 18:16:43 IDT
On Thu, Aug 25, 2005 at 04:09:04PM +0300, Nadav Har'El wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 25, 2005, Geoffrey S. Mendelson wrote about "Re: PC-to-phone VoIP":
> This argument is just as silly (and forgive me, because I don't intend this
> as a personal insult) as saying that you started a company that gives you
> a bucket of water, but the bucket has advertising on it (which is how you
> make your money), and then came along the invention of... piping, and the
> goverment (or city) run water company made you bankrupt.
That's not quite it. My argument is that someone richer than I am comes
along and gives away free water until everyone else goes out of the
bucket business and then starts charging.
> I don't understand what you're saying. If this is the case in Jerusalem,
> then why can't your company succeed after all??? If somebody will want to
> surf in a place where the coverage is bad, they'll need to do it using your
> company's infrastructure, and see your ads.
Because the city network already exists. No one is going to invest money
in a new network because tomorrow the city will come along and put
you out of business. I simply can't compete with a network supported
by the tax payers.
> I don't see how this is Google's fault... I bet that 90% (or 99%?) of people
> who send their CVs to Google don't get hired. So in the world can Google's
> paychecks (if they are at all as big as you hint...) effect all the other
> programmers who don't work for Google??
The market price is established. If a person goes to work for Google, their
job must be filled. Since a person thinks they can get $x for working at
google, you will have to convince them to work for you. There are lots
of ways to do that, one way is to match the salary, another way is
to match the working environment, which is pretty good at google.
Geoff.
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