You might enjoy this article from Dr. Dobb's: Is Fixed-Price Software Development Unethical?: http://www.drdobbs.com/is-fixed-price-software-development-unet/2

You might enjoy this article from Dr. Dobb's: Is Fixed-Price Software Development Unethical?: http://www.drdobbs.com/is-fixed-price-software-development-unet/209101238 http://www.drdobbs.com/is-fixed-price-software-development-u... Although I think you make the case just as well and more succinctly. :-)