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At 12:52 PM 12/15/1999 , Jonathon McKitrick wrote:

>Wouldn't that just encourage other companies to sell _cheaper_?

Nope; it's like airline pricing. When the leader goes up, the others
generally follow.

What's more, competitors can be goaded into going along via threats
of harrassing copyright suits.

--Brett Glass



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