[H]omer <spam@xxxxxxx> espoused:
> Verily I say unto thee, that Mark Kent spake thusly:
>> Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> espoused:
>
> [...]
>>> http://www.channelregister.co.uk/2007/09/27/microsoft_parallel_import_pyramid/
>>
>> Anything which keeps the prices up is good for free software, so
>> Michaela certainly gets my vote here. I hope she never learns how to
>> think.
>
> Not that I give a rat's ass about the cost of software that I will never
> buy, but ... how on /earth/ can this activity be illegal?
>
> There's a very healthy market for exactly that same kind of thing with
> imported /cars/ in the UK, but I don't see the Old Bailey /prosecuting/
> anyone over it.
>
> Bizarre!
>
> It's like saying "it's illegal because Microsoft don't like it".
>
> I'm sure.
>
It's not the first time the courts have caved-in to a brand-name owner.
Tesco *lost* a huge battle with Levi (jeans), claiming that their
customers "demanded" a superior shopping experience to buying them from
Tesco. Tesco, otoh, were importing them from Eastern Europe, retail,
and selling them for about 25% of the price Levis were charging here.
Similar things have happened with at least one Italian "designer"
outfit, but I fail to recall which one.
It's all about rigging markets, and twisting the legal and trading
systems to support it. I would never buy /anything/ from a company
which attempts to do this.
But, as I said above, Michaela certainly gets my vote - keep those
Windows prices high.
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