Re: And game publishers wonder why they are losing money...

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From: Ystbybtatr
Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2000 00:00

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SpammersDie <SpammersDie@blah.blah> wrote in article
<l4dH4.1690$ei.92222@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net>...
> >If you bought a magazine and half the pages were
> >blank, you would ask for your money back.
> 
> Although people seem perfectly happy to buy magazines where 2/3rd's of
the
> pages are advertising...
> 

The advertising subsidizes most of the cost of that magazine.  Would you
rather pay 20.00 for a 40 page magazine with no advertising?  Or pay 5.00
for a 60 page magazine in which 40 pages are content and 20 pages are
advertising?   Personally, I'd choose the latter...

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Ystbybtatr

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From: "Ystbybtatr" <iitstdneyigoaomf@spssinnwiwatcsifjb.com>
Subject: Re: And game publishers wonder why they are losing money...
Date: 2000/04/10
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