"William Sommerwerck" wrote in message
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Good point the function of "most" business is to make PROFIT,
they do that by selling[.] [W]ithout the selling and the profit there
really is no point to being in business.

Capitalist pig.

Nice... completely uncalled for and demonstrating absolutely no knowledge
of business in general but nice... good flourish there... only thing you
missed was a well-placed "**** off" in front.

The purpose of a business is to provide a useful product or service.

No, no, no.... commie ******* (see how I threw that in? That's where you
missed the '**** off' part in your post) the purpose of a business is to
provide a livelihood for those involved in either owning the business or
being employed by said business... otherwise it's called a "hobby", or a
"non-profit organization", or a "government agency". The livelihood thing &
the profit thing go hand in hand. NOW... as far as providing a useful
product or service, that's simply the vehicle by which said livelihood may
be earned.

Focusing solely on profit usually runs a business into the ground.

That part is true. Good for you... you get a red star (note the 2nd
opportunity taken to reference the "commie" thing again) to put on your
forehead for the rest of the day.

The point of the showrooms was to promote AR's image, and thereby
_increase_
sales.

OK, fine... did it work? Seems like something called "advertising" would've
worked in that regard too... then they could've used the undoubtedly high
overhead associated with rents in a retail district, & having to staff up,
& pay utilities, etc to actually move some product. But silly me, there's
that capitalist thinking again... better to just give people a paycheck for
showing up - kinda like the old Soviet Union did (and there's the
trifecta) - without them having to earn it by OMIGOD! expecting them to
SELL something!

Fun thread! You game for more?
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Neil Henderson
Saqqara Records
http://www.saqqararecords.com