Re:Why is bundling wrong? (Score 1)

I don't think it's the bundling that got some managers in trouble - it's that the corp. ads didn't mention the bundling - so now some asshat could file a silly lawsuit. A sensible person realizes that getting the "hot" new system at list without any strings is - unusual. Just as a sensible person knows not to step on the very top "step" of a step ladder. I used to work at a place that sold VG stuff - we got no employee discount on systems - because at list we were already selling them AT cost. So we almost always "bundled" a new system so we could at least make the money off the accesories/games in the bundle. I think the idea was that they would in that way have reserved a short-supply item only for those people who were willing to buy more than the bare system from us. BTW - ever try to buy the "bare" version of a really "hot" auto? GM/Ford/etc. make it either very hard or impossible - if they're already guarantied to sell every [X] that they can get their hands on - the dealers know they're not gonna lose any sales by bundling in some add-ons.