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tarsnap pretty already does what your example cites. As for your overall point, I think it's artificial and only meaningful to someone who adopts a contorted d

• e12e 13y ago
  > you'd essentially be giving away hardware. It'd also be illegal dumping in most regulated free markets. >> What does this mean? The various consoles (ps3, orignal xbox at the very least) -- were sold at a loss (for the hardware). Now if I sell a pc at a loss, that'd be considered dumping[1]. [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_(pricing_policy) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumping_(pricing_policy)
  • GalacticDomin8r 13y ago
    > The various consoles (ps3, orignal xbox at the very least) -- were sold at a loss (for the hardware). This isn't dumping at all. Cited from your citation: A standard technical definition of dumping is the act of charging a lower price for the like goods in a foreign market than one charges for the same good in a domestic market for consumption in the home market of the exporter. The console were simply loss leaders, sold below cost in all markets with the assumption purchasing a console would result in more long term profit. > Now if I sell a pc at a loss, that'd be considered dumping[1]. No, that would be considered poor business. If you were 100,000 PC's under cost in order to drive a competitor in a foreign market out of business that would be considered dumping.