Comments on: emi reinvents the wheel http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/2008/04/emi-reinvents-the-wheel music . media . web. culture Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:47:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Anu Kirk http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/2008/04/emi-reinvents-the-wheel#comment-64417 Anu Kirk Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:56:08 +0000 http://www.pampelmoose.com/mspeaks/?p=1406#comment-64417 Man, I wish *I* could go work for EMI (or anyone) under the banner of "dude, I don't know, let's just try a bunch of stuff and see what works." Doesn't take a genius to do that, really. I recognize you're just making an analogy here, but <b>tap water isn't free at all.</b> Tax dollars provide(d) and maintain the infrastructure. And I don't know about you, but I actually get a bill for the water I use at my home. Elsewhere the property owners get bills and pay for the water. The key difference is tap water FEELS free, partially due to the heavy subsidy of both the infrastructure and delivery costs. A paradox here is "that which is free has no value". Bottled water companies exploit the amazing deal that is clean water in the developed world by selling less regulated water (frequently of lower quality) in environment-destroying bottles because they make people believe it's "more convenient" and "more healthy" than going to the tap. The funny part here is you've already paid for the tap via taxes. And then the water companies go and trick you into paying more for less. Man, I wish *I* could go work for EMI (or anyone) under the banner of “dude, I don’t know, let’s just try a bunch of stuff and see what works.” Doesn’t take a genius to do that, really.

I recognize you’re just making an analogy here, but tap water isn’t free at all.

Tax dollars provide(d) and maintain the infrastructure. And I don’t know about you, but I actually get a bill for the water I use at my home. Elsewhere the property owners get bills and pay for the water.

The key difference is tap water FEELS free, partially due to the heavy subsidy of both the infrastructure and delivery costs.

A paradox here is “that which is free has no value”. Bottled water companies exploit the amazing deal that is clean water in the developed world by selling less regulated water (frequently of lower quality) in environment-destroying bottles because they make people believe it’s “more convenient” and “more healthy” than going to the tap. The funny part here is you’ve already paid for the tap via taxes. And then the water companies go and trick you into paying more for less.

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