tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435101538407953729.post4392626824104266997..comments2008-09-24T22:53:22.606-07:00Comments on I Can't Stop Reading!: The Dilbert Future by Scott AdamsDKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17996916627672529648noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435101538407953729.post-86476688729996443822008-03-27T00:30:00.000-07:002008-03-27T00:30:00.000-07:00Okay, yeah, the marketing obscures the lack of dif...Okay, yeah, the marketing obscures the lack of difference between identical products, by creating a situation where direct comparison is impossible, although it should be straightforward.DKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996916627672529648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4435101538407953729.post-47607075244787283922008-03-25T23:11:00.000-07:002008-03-25T23:11:00.000-07:00DK"Obscuring the difference between identical prod...DK<BR/><BR/>"Obscuring the difference between identical products means that consumers can never make a rational choice, after that it's all down to who has the best marketing. Companies seem happy to compete on this level. Home loans, insurance, mobile phone plans, electricity for the home."<BR/><BR/>But if they are identical products, there is no difference to obscure in the marketing? The differentiating of product that could be/are identical is what companies seem to spend their day doing. Not so much electricity(no, I don't want Ergon electricity, that stuff makes my applicancces run funny!), but mobile phone plans are the killer example. Plans that you have some chance of comparing? Pffft! That's just silly! We strive to offer consumers flexibility in choosing the right package for them. Grrr!<BR/><BR/>Ev-ManEv-Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07777147072580909155noreply@blogger.com