From: Damien Sullivan (phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu)
Date: Fri Dec 06 2002 - 11:42:18 MST
On Fri, Nov 15, 2002 at 10:00:32AM -0500, Dickey, Michael F wrote:
> own productive gain? If 1 million people all think his product is worth 10
> dollars to them, then he now would have 10 million dollars. What if 10
> million people all think it is worth $100 dollars to them? Who are you to
Say someone owns all the farmland in a country. A million people might give
him $10 for the right to grow food on his land. Or $100, if he raises the
rent. Does that person deserive the $100 million? He's not doing anything,
he just controls the land. Similarly Gates controls the right to copy MS
software.
-xx- Damien X-)
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