On Tue, 16 Oct 2012, Andrew McGlashan <andrew.mcglashan@affinityvision.com.au> wrote:
Making money doesn't require giving users bad deals. One might argue that the confusing pricing models that they use are required because everyone does it (this is an argument in favor of regulated contracts), but offering so-called "free" phones that cost significantly more than buying them outright is pretty close to fraud.
I agree, but I also don't understand why people pay extortionate prices for junk foods at the supermarket -- it's like "convenience store" pricing these days.
People pay high prices for food that's convenient. They also pay high prices for phones that are convenient. The difference is that supermarkets don't try and claim that expensive food is "free".
The vast majority of people here can't claim back GST.
How in the hell would you know that? Not from a Wikipedia survey, your favourite tool for "proof" .... sheesh.
To claim back GST you need to run a business that's registered for GST and have issues GST invoices. The vast majority of the population are not in that situation, most people are employees and most people who aren't employees aren't registered for GST. It's always interesting the way people criticise Wikipedia and then make claims with no supporting evidence at all. You have previously claimed that "free" phones on a contract can compete with Kogan phones on total price but refused to do any investigation to support your claims. Wikipedia articles are supposed to have links to supporting evidence and they usually do so. Try to write messages that are of half the quality of an average Wikipedia article and then we can talk about quality of references. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/