| From: | Stephen Delear <shadow@***.com> |
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| Subject: | Re: Killing in Shadowrun... |
| Date: | Sat, 25 May 1996 16:33:24 -0500 (CDT) |
> A new player comes into the market and he's charging less for his stuff than
> the Big 8. First, they'll maybe make it maybe a month before they're bought
> up. Second, during that month, they'll get no market share, despite their
> better prices. Why not? I mean, it'd only make sense that they're selling
> the product cheaper, they should get more biz. Because of marketing. A
> tiny little newbiecorp can't hang with the big dogs in marketing. See
> Microsoft for a good example and then realize that they're still nowhere
> near the level of a megacorp in 2057.
Depends on who the target audiance is. Fairlight isn't owned by any of
the big 8 but they still have fairly good sales. Then again fairlight
has some advantages that most small corps don't ("mess with us and your
system gets hit buy deckers using things that make the excalibure look
like a childs toy").
>
> Iraq needs everything they can get right now due to trade sanctions imposed
> by the UN. Just last week, the UN decided to let them sell 1 billion
> gallons of oil each month in exchange for food and medical supplies. Until
> then, they weren't allowed to sell anything at all. Their economic and
> political structures nearly cracked. If a country like the UCAS ever
> started treading on corporate toes with shows of military or any other type
> of might, they'd get sanctions imposed on them by the Corporate Court (which
> exists to serve corps also, remember?). Now they don't get anything from
> the megacorps. Renraku shuts down the telecommunications systems within the
> UCAS. Fuchi turns off their cold fusion reactors. No power, you say? No
> communications, you say? Corps decide that they won't sell their food
> supply off to the UCAS for a while, you having problems with food riots?
> Now, what was this about a show of power? Corps rule the world in 2057 and
> they know it. So does the rest of the world.
You have got to be kidding. First off where do you think to corps grow
there food. Look at a map of UCAS, notice that some of the major grain
and soy producing states are still in it. As for Renraku and Fuchi I'm
sure the feds would love the chance to nationalize said industries. And
before you say that the corps would fight back like me remind you that
UCAS has half a million men under arms, is the source of a large amount
of the worlds arms and has nukes that can reach Zurich orbital. Yes the
corps can give UCAS as hard time but they still can't hope to win in a
fight, besides why would they want to try buying politicos is so much easier.
>
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> "I was thinking of the immortal words
> of Socrates, who said: I drank what?"
> -- Real Genius
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> TopCat at the bottom...
>
>
Stephen
