So just wanna say that the whole free trade is based on the idea of comparative advantage. When both countries produce in their areas of specialty and trade the excess production, both gain. The problem lies in Americas inability to train a its labour and allocate its resoruces in the proper areas. America simply cant compete in basic manufacturing, nor should it. Educate the human capital and have them work in high tech industries and develop them while you can.
Funny coming from someone who's profile picture is from a movie that I would argue is one of the worst influences for girls out there... you know teaching a girl that its ok to take abuse from a guy because its his way of showing him he really loves her. #2.1.10
ok I agree with you about 60$ a game being too much (artificially high... lower price would yield exponentially more sales as shown by steam holiday sales)
but your analogy to avatar is flawed. Avatar is a movie, so there are three main chanels of consumption the movie theater ( + IMAX) , DVD and Bluray. The user base of DVD is huge, Bluray is still more than # of xbox 360+ps3s out there, and anyone has access to the theaters. So simply put, the average cost/customer on a blo... #1.3.1
I did not read all the comments but ideas that I have not seen mentioned very much:
Is it really theft if you never had the intention of purchasing it when the price was greater than zero?
Are people downloading because they don't have legitimate access to in in their local markets? (i.e. if i lived in Thailand, could I buy the game from an authorized distributor?)
Do you condone file sharing in other forms? movies? books? music? If so,... #23
generally I'd be with you on this one, I usually wait for a price drop but I got one for xmas from my sister. But yes, wait for a drop in price, atm there aren't enough games to justify the price. #12.1
In the end... #4.1.1
But I agree with the author...this intro was better in every way then some of the entire movies. #3
but your analogy to avatar is flawed. Avatar is a movie, so there are three main chanels of consumption the movie theater ( + IMAX) , DVD and Bluray. The user base of DVD is huge, Bluray is still more than # of xbox 360+ps3s out there, and anyone has access to the theaters. So simply put, the average cost/customer on a blo... #1.3.1
Is it really theft if you never had the intention of purchasing it when the price was greater than zero?
Are people downloading because they don't have legitimate access to in in their local markets? (i.e. if i lived in Thailand, could I buy the game from an authorized distributor?)
Do you condone file sharing in other forms? movies? books? music? If so,... #23