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Old 10-15-2008, 11:46 PM   #63
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Originally Posted by Captain Awesome View Post
You're completely wrong.

I can name MANY instances where overpriced inferior products outsold and ultimately KILLED their lower priced and significantly BETTER competitors. How was this done? Pure marketing, and nothing else.

Thanks to slick marketing we're stuck using IBM PC Compatible computers running Microsoft operating systems and watching Blue Ray movies in HD, when we could have had a lot better stuff only cheaper.

So, building a cheaper mousetrap has little to do with sales success, in spite of the fact your mousetrap is as good or even better....
Anybody remember the Chrysler "K" car? Pure marketing selling pure junk.
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