Re: FLASH: OT: Rates

[David Gary]

"Rey, Chrissy" wrote:


> Price-fixing is no joke.  Individuals and companies can (and have) been sued and/or jailed by the US government for discussing pricing with competitors.


Yup, about as many people who actually have their house burn down due to overclocked processors.


> While you may think that prices should be discussed on this forum, a legal-eye from the US Department of Justice may see it as intent to fix the price of Flash services.


First of all, There was nothing in my post that would suggest "price fixing". I simply supplied the list with what the industry

standard "ranges" from. It seems there are subscribers here that would like to get a "general" idea of what the "industry" recommends. I did not "recommend"  any fixed price rate nor will I.


> A lot of professional organizations have policies to ban discussion of price fixing for this very reason (for one example, check out http://www.hwg.org/lists/rules.html#5) Just be careful, and always consult a qualified lawyer when in doubt!  You can also get more info on price-fixing, and other Antitrust issues from the DOJ web site (http://www.usdoj.gov/atr).


These sites ban price discussion because they can be libel for their subscribers actions.

Again, I do not encourage discussion of fixed prices. I do however recommend educating developers

on industry standards.


> As for the tag off the mattress thing, read the tag :P  The consumer can remove it :)


Damn, all these years too, but what about that small white bean bag I just ate?  =8>)


> Just to clarify things a wee bit, I am NOT a lawyer, and this is not meant to be "legal advice."


huh? Seems more like CYA, eh?


-DG-



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