De Long on network economy

Max Sawicky sawicky at epinet.org
Fri Jul 23 07:46:31 PDT 1999


On Thu, 22 Jul 1999, Doug Henwood wrote:


> that patents, even advertising, be added to investment. He cites the
> examples of IP protection and marketing expenditure for Gilette's
> Mach3 ($1 billion development costs),

What is Mach3 and why did it cost $billion to develop? (Please don't tell me it's a new razor -- my sanity just couldn't take that today.)
>>

The very same. Costs six or eight bucks, I believe, or about two coffees at Starbucks.

See you at the sanitarium. (torium?)

mbs



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