Quote from: nelisky on September 12, 2010, 04:23:49 PM

Quote from: LobsterMan on September 12, 2010, 04:10:42 PM

Quote from: puddinpop on September 06, 2010, 01:35:59 PM

Here's a little story to think about.

There is an apple tree growing in some public place where everyone is free to take apples whenever they wish. Everyone is happy and content eating the free apples directly from the tree. Now some start to think about all the possibilities that the apples can provide. You can make apple juice, apple cider, apple pie, etc. Most only think about the possibilities and don't take action. Either because they can't cook, or they don't have the time or resources. Now someone comes along and decides to make apple juice. He sets up a stand and sells the juice to the people. Some people are fine with this, and happily pay. They understand the value added to the apple by processing it into juice. It took time, effort, and resources to do so. Others are upset that the apples they had been getting for free have been processed and that they now have to pay for the refined product. They would rather take the apple juice by force rather than paying for it or making their own.

I've just been catching up a bit and reading through this thread.

Isn't the above story a bit flawed with your program in mind though? The way your program works is almost like saying you are going to use someone else's house, and stove, and gas, and pots/pans to make the apple juice, then charge them for it in the end too, isn't it?

Almost right. You do your own cooking, not him, but by using his special spoon, you'll get your meal quicker

You will, however, loose 10% of your meal in the end.

So you use satoshi's pots and pans and my special spoon to make the whole thing go quicker. Everyone is free to create their own special spoon, but not too many will do such a thing. If you want to use my special spoon, you have to give me a portion of what you create. In a given amount of time, however, using the special spoon will net you more than if you didn't use it.