From: Rich Freeman <rich0@gentoo.org>
To: gentoo-user@lists.gentoo.org
Subject: Re: [gentoo-user] Alternatives to knutclient
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2017 10:08:27 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <CAGfcS_k9PQcp_vThTS4E-Lq99FRU5q3GFfuBMYktY2duCGGDNQ@mail.gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <59F8AB55.7050504@youngman.org.uk>
On Tue, Oct 31, 2017 at 9:56 AM, Wols Lists <antlists@youngman.org.uk> wrote:
>
> The reason British Telecom made obscene profits for YEARS after they
> privatised was because they inherited terrible infrastructure that cost
> a lot of money just to keep going.
>
A similar kind of system is the reason that Bell Labs made so many
inventions back in the day. The phone company worked on a cost-plus
model, so the more they spent on anything remotely telecom-related,
the more money they made. So they just did everything they can to
increase their costs.
At least something good came out of it in that case. Modern
businesses have gotten better at ensuring the graft goes to the
executives and owners without the risk of too much public benefit
trickling down, heaven forbid...
--
Rich
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2017-10-31 17:08 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 40+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2017-10-28 8:58 [gentoo-user] Alternatives to knutclient Mick
2017-10-28 14:18 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-28 16:48 ` Mick
2017-10-28 23:51 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-29 1:56 ` Dale
2017-10-29 8:49 ` Mick
2017-10-29 11:21 ` Dale
2017-10-29 19:01 ` Wols Lists
2017-10-29 19:11 ` Mick
2017-10-29 19:30 ` Wols Lists
2017-10-29 21:38 ` Neil Bothwick
2017-10-29 19:46 ` Dale
2017-10-30 9:10 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-10-30 10:15 ` Mick
2017-10-30 14:09 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-30 14:47 ` Mick
2017-10-30 19:33 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-30 19:37 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-30 19:40 ` Rich Freeman
2017-10-30 21:01 ` Dale
2017-10-30 23:39 ` Mick
2017-10-31 0:09 ` mad.scientist.at.large
2017-10-31 17:33 ` Wols Lists
2017-10-31 23:29 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-11-01 12:45 ` Wols Lists
2017-11-01 13:47 ` Peter Humphrey
2017-10-31 0:26 ` Dale
2017-10-31 0:55 ` Daniel Frey
2017-10-30 20:51 ` mad.scientist.at.large
2017-10-30 20:50 ` Dale
2017-10-30 21:04 ` Rich Freeman
2017-10-30 23:28 ` Mick
2017-10-30 23:42 ` Rich Freeman
2017-10-31 17:05 ` Wols Lists
2017-10-31 17:13 ` Rich Freeman
2017-10-31 16:56 ` Wols Lists
2017-10-31 17:08 ` Rich Freeman [this message]
2017-10-30 22:59 ` Mick
2017-10-30 23:32 ` Rich Freeman
2017-10-31 17:17 ` Wols Lists
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