Friday, August 01, 2008

Microsoft and Monopoly

Microsoft and Monopoly
Microsoft is the most famous company in the world, everyday everyone can see it products everywhere, and where is very less other's company's product can effect Mocrosoft's market share. so the situation caused anti-monolopy to microsoft. but I think it is unfair situation, because microsoft's products are perfect and useful, and other company's products cannot compete with microsoft. And it is not a black market, I think at the same to said anti-monopoly to microsoft we should foucs on other company and give them some support to help them make a good product to compete with microsoft, thur the market will became a competive market.
http://www.zaimoni.com/George/MicrosoftMonopoly.htm

The Black Market and the Oil Price in China

The Black Market and the Oil Price in China
The Chinese government set a price ceiling of gasoline, but the price which was set by Chinese government is lower than cost price. Because of this situation, the petroleum companies decrease the supply, but the price still at that price, therefore, many car and track cannot get gasoline. Now, there is a black market appeared, some people see that situation, and thought it was a chance to make money. First, they went to a gasoline station to buy much gasoline, than when the station run out of oil, they bring the gasoline that they brought before and sell the gasoline the station or drivers at a much higher price.
The government had to free the price of gasoline; it is the most effective way to solve the problem. Because if the oil companies can sell the oil at a higher price and get more benefit, they will produce more oil, so the people who buy and sell gasoline illegal does not have any benefit, and the situation will be stopped.

Pollution and Airline Code share

Pollution and Airline Code share
As we know, the airplanes make a big air pollutions, there are so many flights in the air and pollute the air. But there is a strange situation, the seats in plane is hard to be taken fully in every flights, and some airlines have the same lines, so there are many planes in the air, and there are not fully being taken by passengers. So the code share can reduce the air pollution, and decrease the cost of each airline, and they can get more benefit and do not need more pollution permits.
For example, I took the flight CA982 from New York to Beijing, at the same time the flight is UA4451, even this the plane was not full, imagine if there are planes to fly this line, there will be more most of Air China and United, and there will be more air pollution.

Market Share in Our Life

Market Share in Our Life
In our daily life, there are many famous brands around us, and in a same field, there are also few famous brands, they have the market share almost equally, because of this situation, I believe the market share offer a variable choice to our life, if there are more pieces of market share. And the variable choice offer many chance to save many, at the same time we can get more goods.
For example, in Marietta there are several pharmacies, if I want to buy a bulb, I will to go to each pharmacy, and try to find the cheapest one. Another reason is that there is a competition between each pharmacy, so the price of goods will be fine and cheap. There are more pharmacies means there are more goods to sell. Because each pharmacy is different, each one has its feature, so they can offer different goods and we can buy more goods than there is less pharmacy.

Grain from Trade and International Trade Competition

Grain from Trade and International Trade Competition
The gain from trade means people can get more benefit than do a job or a produce alone. But, there is a issue between countries, all the countries want to get the most benefit through trade with other countries, in the other side, all the countries afraid more countries are stronger than themselves, and all the countries also want to restrict the trade of other countries. So the big countries always make trade with same countries which are have many sources and need the protection of big countries. For example, China like to trade with African country, China sells many kinds of goods and weapons, and get many sources from those countries. In the United Nations, the trade between China and African Country can let they help each others, like China can get ballot from African countries, and China also can protect the benefit of African countries.

Chinese Style Price Discrimination

Chinese style price discrimination
There is unique price discrimination in China. In many Chinese shopping malls, before you go shopping there, you have to learn how to make discount positively by yourself, because in there shopping malls, the sellers would not tell you the true price of the good and the original price which they said is much higher.
the price you buy the goods is depend on your skill to make discount, if you have a better skill and experience than other’s, you can get the same good at a lower price, so it is a different kind price discrimination.
How to avoid this discrimination? There is most useful way, it’s that you must have your willingness to pay, and you insist the price that you can accept of a good.
For example, in Silk Street which is a famous shopping mall in Beijing, and in the mall you have to make discount to every goods, if not the discrimination are happen on you.