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- From: velde2@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Francois Velde)
- Subject: Re: CD prices
- Message-ID: <1992Dec31.175253.23185@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>
- Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
- References: <1992Dec24.191243.9008@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu> <92364.142542U58402@uicvm.uic.edu>
- Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 17:52:53 GMT
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- In article <92364.142542U58402@uicvm.uic.edu> <U58402@uicvm.uic.edu> writes:
- >In article <1992Dec24.191243.9008@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu>, velde2@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu
- >(Francois Velde) says:
- >
- > [analyses of CD prices as cost/minute plying time snipped]
- >
- >These sorts of analyses are very interesting, but I think that from the
- >standpoint of the consumer, this is the wrong index to use. What we
- >probably should be looking at is cost/minute of listening time we will
- >devote to out new purchase.
-
- True, but how much time we end up listening the CD we only know *after* the
- purchase; but our decision is made before the purchase.
-
- In any case, to answer Keith Bockus on this, I only wanted to correct the
- numbers given by Chris initially. What do these "cost/minute" analyses
- tell us? Not what the price of CDs should be. But it tells us that (unless
- consumers' attitudes have changed considerably in 10 years) consumers are
- willing to pay at least $20-22 per CD, since that is what they were paying
- for LPs (and this doesn't factor in the longevity of CDs). Again, it doesn't
- say we *should* pay that price.
-
- If Rene Goiffon is a woman, apologies to her: the first name, unmistakeably
- masculine, misled me.
-
- --
-
- Francois Velde
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-