07-24-2009, 02:44 PM
Vanraw Wrote:It comes down to one simple view. If people stop demanding goods, the supply chain stops. If people start going into a frenzy buying state, Supply chain goes nuts. Demand drives Supply no matter what the distribution method.
Not if you have a monopoly. Granted we aren't talking about the absolutes of a true monopoly but with these new supply chains instead of being a 100% of a monopoly don't you just end up with 90% being monopolized?
Take your AT&T model. In the 60's everyone had a phone. It was serviced by one company. As kids grew up they bought phones for their homes as well. With new homes come new phones. Demand increased over time but Supply still controlled it.
People had great new phone idea's but their was no way to impliment them. AT&T controlled what went to market and what didn't.
Vllad