1998-01-11 - Shoddy crypto wares

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: 3d0d1a731871f05255282caddebe08a7919cae35870c6df50ea7dbc9968a43e1
Message ID: <NVH6ie68w165w@bwalk.dm.com>
Reply To: <19980111.045850.4894.5.Lord_Buttmonkey@juno.com>
UTC Datetime: 1998-01-11 16:42:30 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:42:30 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr.Dimitri Vulis KOTM)
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 1998 00:42:30 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Shoddy crypto wares
In-Reply-To: <19980111.045850.4894.5.Lord_Buttmonkey@juno.com>
Message-ID: <NVH6ie68w165w@bwalk.dm.com>
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lord_buttmonkey@juno.com (Matthew L Bennett) writes:

> >Oh yeah, that's the way free enterprise works... if you make your
> >product
> >shitty, your customers will pay more for it!  Hey maybe if I do a
> >crappy
> >job, my employer will pay me more!
>
> Erm, no.
>
> Some businesses put out shoddy encryption products, regardless.

In most industries, some vendors can get away with selling a shoddy product/
service because their cost of good sold is typically less, and they can
charge a lower price, some some buys will go for it.

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