- From: Ray Moore <ray.moore@prodigy.net>
- Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 07:04:25 -0500
- To: <www-patentpolicy-comment@w3.org>
The advantages of the WWW for a free exchange of ideas and information are too numerous to mention. The excuses (and they are) that companies need to charge for some of the things I'm reading are absurd. If companies don't want people to get information even gifs without charging a fee, keep it off your site or setup a secure site and e-business for those who need it. These are your corporate bean counters talking! Do you want to not only risk ticking off your current customer base, but the potential world wide customer base that may be interested in your product. With the power of the internet, I can see new more powerful methods of encouraging world wide boycotts of products by those companies who's greed exceed their need. If you need to cut costs and boost profits, how about starting with those ridiculous CEO salaries. Hey stock holders...are those guys setting in those glass towers worth millions? Watch out!
Received on Wednesday, 7 November 2001 07:05:00 UTC