From: Free Lunch on
On Mon, 21 May 2007 01:33:50 GMT, in misc.transport.road
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in
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>"Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' )" wrote:
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>> Jeffrey Turner wrote:
>> > Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' ) wrote:
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>> > > 3) Boeing's commercial division has to make a profit or why have it?
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>> > You're so eager to separate the two, but you admit they share designs,
>> > which is a major cost in the industry.
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>> That specific airplane does but the military division of Boeing isn't
>> just a rehash of the civilian one.
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>Why duplicate at all ?

Lower development cost.
From: Free Lunch on
On Mon, 21 May 2007 01:26:50 GMT, in misc.transport.road
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote in
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>"Matthew T. Russotto" wrote:
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>> Eeyore wrote:
>> >"Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' )" wrote:
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>> >> Boeing competes for its military contract sales.
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>> >Airbus describes them as 'pork barrel contracts'.
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>> That's just because they have nothing which can best them in combat.
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>That's because Airbus doesn't make combat jets.
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>Graham

EADS does.
From: Matthew T. Russotto on
In article <4650F207.110C0E29(a)hotmail.com>,
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
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>Here's a classic example. It's all but the same chemical but the new version
>gets a new period of patent protection which inflates profits for the drug
>company and costs for the patient.
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>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escitalopram

From that article:

"However preclinical as well as various clinical studies have shown
differentiated effects of citalopram and escitalopram"

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There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
From: Matthew T. Russotto on
In article <4650F723.BB672FC7(a)hotmail.com>,
Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
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>"Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' )" wrote:
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>> Jeffrey Turner wrote:
>> > Bill Bonde ( 'Hi ho' ) wrote:
>>
>> > > 3) Boeing's commercial division has to make a profit or why have it?
>> >
>> > You're so eager to separate the two, but you admit they share designs,
>> > which is a major cost in the industry.
>>
>> That specific airplane does but the military division of Boeing isn't
>> just a rehash of the civilian one.
>
>Why duplicate at all ?

Because re-inventing the wheel when relatively small modifications of
an existing airframe gets the job done would be very stupid.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.
From: Fred G. Mackey on
Eeyore wrote:
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> John Mara wrote:
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>>Fred G. Mackey wrote:
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>>>But the ones who can afford it, do get private insurance. That's
>>>telling, isn't it?
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>>Those who can afford BMWs get them instead of Toyotas. If someone wants
>>luxury health care let them pay for it.
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> Indeed. It's their choice after all. If you want gold-plated hospitals you can
> pay for them, otherwise you don't have to.
>

Are they paying for gold-plated hospitals? Or are they just paying to
make sure they don't end up with inordinate wait times for medical
procedures?

> Graham
>