Re: Announcement: Intro CG class with GLSL

Steve, HI:

Thanks for correcting me the wrong choice of
"gouging".  

Take your statements as for gas, it will sound like.

If Enron believe that their electricity is worth $1600
- then fine - CA people will either agree with them -
or not.  If Enron is wrong then Enron
won't get enough customers and the comapny will fail
(or it'll be a lot cheaper next time around!)  If they
were right and CA people flock to buy the electricity
in droves - then that truly *was* the value of the
course and there was nothing wrong with them charging
whatever it's worth.
 
In the end, things are worth what people will pay
for them.





--- Stephen J Baker <[email protected]> wrote:

> tSb wrote:
> > That is gouging similar to gas price :)
> 
> It's not 'gouging' when there are alternatives to
> choose from and
> vendors can compete on price.
> 
> Gouging can only happen when you have a near
> monopoly and people
> can't choose.
> 
> > IIRC, a MIT course is ONLY around $800.
> 
> So if you don't want to pay more, and you think it's
> a good course,
> take that one.
> 
> If Harvard believe that their course is worth $1600
> - then fine - people
> will either agree with them - or not.  If they were
> wrong then they
> won't get enough students and the course will fail
> (or it'll be a lot
> cheaper next time around!)  If they were right and
> people flock to the
> course in droves - then that truly *was* the value
> of the course and
> there was nothing wrong with them charging whatever
> it's worth.
> 
> In the end, things are worth what people will pay
> for them.
> 
>
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