So if I read this correctly, How much are you selling me for, Wirt? After all, I got the 'free' QCTerm. ;-) Kevin "being the ever present antagonist" Newman > -----Original Message----- > From: Wirt Atmar [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Monday, May 17, 1999 11:45 AM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: OFF TOPIC: Internet Access... > > Gavin writes: > > > Getting back to the product/customer thing, many times people don't > > realize exactly what the product is in a transaction. For example: > > > > In a pay-per-view TV operation, the product is the movie/television > > program, and you would be the customer, paying to watch that > program. > > > > In a commercial television operation however, you are not the > customer. > > The customer is the advertiser, and the product is your attention > which > > the television station is selling to the advertiser. > > > > This leads to a fundamental law: In any transaction, if you are > not a > > paying customer then beware, for *you* may be the product that is > being > > sold :-) > > That's actually a very clear, very cogent, very sage explanation -- > that > should be read enough times to let it fully sink in. > > Wirt Atmar