Re: [ProgSoc] software and food recipes

[James Wan <jwan@nospam.student.law.uts.edu.au>]

On Fri, 11 May 2001 whophd@nospam.progsoc.uts.edu.au wrote:

> price, 7 days a week, 52 weeks a year, across 6 continents.  If somebody
> finds out their recipe, no big deal, since it's not the point.

What about KFC's secret 11 herbs and spices, do you think it would apply
the same. If you could re-create the taste, would you only go back just to
sit in a KFC type restaurant?

> Microsoft is a damn fine business, too.  Very smart, very mean.

So does this mean you predict the software industry to become like the
fast food industry?

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