Quote Originally Posted by TheDirtyDigger View Post
Despite everyone's (highly) subjective opinions, the hard truth is that this is a capitalist society we all live in and any seller can charge whatever the market is paying.
Yes another great point. BMW is a very high margin business... as is Apple. Should they only be limiting themselves to make a few bucks? Apple is an even better example as if you compare them to any one else in their sector, they get CONSIDERABLY greater margins. Apple negotiates ruthless deals with Asian flash manufacturers for their iPods/iPhones and because they are buying in SUCH quantity, they get a much better price and reduce market supply, forcing competitors to pay higher prices! Yet, this is fair and acceptable business.

I think one of my key questions here is:

Why do we consider this market different? What are the DIFFERENTIATING characteristics??