| Author | Message | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 723 Registered: 5-2009 |
We often hear of businessmen pressing for less legal or administrative restrictions to their business. But this is about a businessman who tried hard (and, as far as I know unsuccessfully) to get more restrictions for part of his business. Why did he do so? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 699 Registered: 4-2010 |
Was his motive financial gain? Expansion of business? Get a rival out of business? He = HAM? True story? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 725 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was his motive financial gain? Yes. Expansion of business? Maybe. Get a rival out of business? No. He = HAM? H and A, irrelevant whether M or F. True story? Yes. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2768 Registered: 5-2003 |
Did he have any moral reasons? Would the regulation provide some advantage over his competitors? Are lawmakers aware of his reason for requesting this restriction? Do they disapprove of this reason, or would they if they knew of it? | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 715 Registered: 4-2010 |
Would gaining these restrictions be illegal? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 727 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he have any moral reasons? No. Would the regulation provide some advantage over his competitors? Yesish or Yope. Are lawmakers aware of his reason for requesting this restriction? FA, but the relevant persons are or become aware of the reason. Do they disapprove of this reason, or would they if they knew of it? Somewhat I think. Would gaining these restrictions be illegal? No. | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1767 Registered: 7-2009 |
Was his main goal to increase regulations on his own business? Or on the businesses of his competitors? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 728 Registered: 5-2009 |
Was his main goal to increase regulations on his own business? This. Maybe a slight FA. Or on the businesses of his competitors? | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2777 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does he want restrictions because he can deal with them better than his competitors would? Perhaps the regulation does not entirely apply to him, but would to his competitors? Like, say, all of them are selling Version A of the product, while he only sells Version B, and the regulation would be on Version A. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 729 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does he want restrictions because he can deal with them better than his competitors would? No. Perhaps the regulation does not entirely apply to him, but would to his competitors? No. Like, say, all of them are selling Version A of the product, while he only sells Version B, and the regulation would be on Version A. No. He even asks for restrictions which specifically apply to (some of) his products. | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2396 Registered: 11-2008 |
Is the business selling tangible objects? If so, cigarettes? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 731 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the business selling tangible objects? Yesish or Yope. If so, cigarettes? No. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2830 Registered: 5-2003 |
Does he ask for this restriction on moral grounds? Environmental grounds? Or in hopes for greater profit? Was it to benefit himself? And/or his competitors? Or to make things harder for himself? And/or his competitors? Would it ultimately show a benefit to the businesses affected by it? Their community? Their industry? Was his business a store or chain of stores? Did his position directly involve selling tangible objects to customers? Managing those who did? Or was he more on the intangible side -- working in research or upper management, for example? Did he sell cars? If not, is the object he sold - Bigger than a breadbox? - Packaged? - In kit form? - Edible? - Individually made or mass-manufactured? - Made in his own country? Imported? Exported? - Made primarily of wood? Metal? Other material? - A tool? Vehicle? - Artwork or otherwise involve creativity? On his own part? If any of these are particularly relevant or irrelevant, please note them. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 743 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does he ask for this restriction on moral grounds? Yope, explore. Environmental grounds? No. Or in hopes for greater profit? Yes. Was it to benefit himself? Yes. And/or his competitors? No. Or to make things harder for himself? No. And/or his competitors? Yope. Would it ultimately show a benefit to the businesses affected by it? Yes. Their community? No. Their industry? I don't know. Was his business a store or chain of stores? No. Did his position directly involve selling tangible objects to customers? Probably not. But I know nothing about the internal organisation of the business. Managing those who did? Possibly. Or was he more on the intangible side Probably. -- working in research No. or upper management Possibly. Don't think of a very big company, however., for example? Did he sell cars? No. If not, is the object he sold - Bigger than a breadbox? No. - Packaged? Yes. - In kit form? No. - Edible? No. - Individually made or mass-manufactured? Mass-manufactured. - Made in his own country? Assume this. Imported? Exported? - Made primarily of wood? Metal? Other material? This. - A tool? Vehicle? No. - Artwork or otherwise involve creativity? Yes. This might be the most relevant point. On his own part? Possibly. If any of these are particularly relevant or irrelevant, please note them. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 843 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he sell paintings? Sculpture? Intricate china dishes or something similar? Are these his own artwork? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 747 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he sell paintings? Sculpture? Intricate china dishes or something similar? No to all. Are these his own artwork? It's produced in his company, irrelevant whether he was personally involved in producing it. "Artwork", however, is not what you usually would call the products of that company. But does "involve creativity". | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 866 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he want restrictions on how much of this item could be produced? Thus driving prices up? | ||
| Alhucema (Alhucema)
New member Username: Alhucema Post Number: 2417 Registered: 11-2008 |
Diamonds? I've heard once that they make them scarce on the market to drive the prices up, just as Balin says. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 749 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he want restrictions on how much of this item could be produced? No. Thus driving prices up? No. Diamonds? No. I've heard once that they make them scarce on the market to drive the prices up, just as Balin says. | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2066 Registered: 9-2009 |
Copyright relevant? Copy protection? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 750 Registered: 5-2009 |
Copyright relevant? Copy protection? No, but it's getting somewhat warmer. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 966 Registered: 4-2010 |
Patents relevant? | ||
| Noel (Noel)
New member Username: Noel Post Number: 1771 Registered: 7-2009 |
Does he want to prevent someone else from being able to make money on his product? | ||
| Galfisk (Galfisk)
New member Username: Galfisk Post Number: 2073 Registered: 9-2009 |
Broadcasting relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 751 Registered: 5-2009 |
Patents relevant? No. More laterally warmer. Does he want to prevent someone else from being able to make money on his product? No. Broadcasting relevant? No with maybe a little -ish. | ||
| Jenburdoo (Jenburdoo)
New member Username: Jenburdoo Post Number: 2974 Registered: 5-2003 |
Music relevant? I remember an earlier puzzle, might've been a Markobr puzzle actually, where a singer's albums were in fact owned by another company... relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 754 Registered: 5-2009 |
First of all, forget the little -ish in my last posting. Broedcasting is not relevant. Music relevant? No. I remember an earlier puzzle, might've been a Markobr puzzle actually, where a singer's albums were in fact owned by another company... relevant? It was not my puzzle but I think I found out the singer's name there. Not relevant here. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1146 Registered: 4-2010 |
Did he create a new version of an already-existing product? An entirely new product altogether? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 756 Registered: 5-2009 |
Did he create a new version of an already-existing product? An entirely new product altogether? This. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1152 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is this product considered a toy? Game? Is it electronic? Is it meant for children? Adults? Is it a computer? Cell phone? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 758 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is this product considered a toy? Game? Yes. Is it electronic? Yes. Is it meant for children? No, but... Adults? Yesish. Is it a computer? No. Cell phone? No. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1153 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is it marketed to teens? Is it a computer game? Video game? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 759 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is it marketed to teens? Some of them but not all of them. Is it a computer game? Video game? Yes, not relevant whether computer game or video game. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1157 Registered: 4-2010 |
Is the specific game relevant? Is it a video game series? Is the parental rating system relevant? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 761 Registered: 5-2009 |
Is the specific game relevant? No. Is it a video game series? Irrelevant. Is the parental rating system relevant? Yes. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1158 Registered: 4-2010 |
Does he want a stricter rating system? So that his game will get a higher rating (i.e. rated M instead of T)? And thus sales will go up? Because higher-rated games get more sales? | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 762 Registered: 5-2009 |
Does he want a stricter rating system? Not a stricter system in general. So that his game will get a higher rating (i.e. rated M instead of T)? Not sure about the meaning of "M" and "T" but he wants a higher minimum age. And thus sales will go up? Yes. Because higher-rated games get more sales? Yesish, see below. This is basically the solution, figuring out more details would be boring, so here comes a == SPOILER == If you want to sell "erotic computer games" it is definitely bad publicity if your products are officially rated to be appropriate for twelve-year olds. But this is what the USK, a German agency for the parental rating of computer games, thought about certain games. So a representative of the producer showed up at the USK to convince them that his games are adult content. | ||
| Balin (Balin)
New member Username: Balin Post Number: 1226 Registered: 4-2010 |
Nice one! The US parental rating system goes like this: -eC (early childhood) -E (everyone) -E10+ (everyone 10 and up) -T (teen) -M (mature: 17+) -AO (adults only: 18+) And the sales tend to go up as the rating gets stricter. I think "M"-rated games sell highest. | ||
| Markobr (Markobr)
New member Username: Markobr Post Number: 764 Registered: 5-2009 |
In Germany the rating is just the minimum age; a computer game can be rated 0, 6, 12, 16, or 18. And the USK can refuse to rate a game at all which basically means they think it is a case for the really nasty restrictions they can't impose themselves. |
