tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post6778822679945180427..comments2023-11-05T10:53:07.638+00:00Comments on Patently Rubbish: Convergencepatentlyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-76376201510017770852009-10-03T10:18:58.903+01:002009-10-03T10:18:58.903+01:00Measured - I quite agree. but quoting more for a ...Measured - I quite agree. but quoting more for a job you don't want is normal, I thought. As is being nice to people who might give you work you do want.patentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00602962323262055007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-74456492245777606472009-10-02T18:33:31.461+01:002009-10-02T18:33:31.461+01:00If you operate outside of the norms of behaviour o...If you operate outside of the norms of behaviour or collude with your competitors, it all boils down to creating a false market which can be prosecuted in a variety of ways depending on when it occurred and what evidence is available. Check out <a href="http://www.opsi.gov.uk/si/si2008/draft/ukdsi_9780110811574_en_5" rel="nofollow">the latest proposals</a> from Europe to protect consumers. I think the precise meaning of consumer will require further judicial interpretation. I have always fancied being a damsel in distress. ;-)measuredhttp://twitter.com/measurednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3083855923964640893.post-75248513394924115532009-10-02T15:57:46.880+01:002009-10-02T15:57:46.880+01:00This "cover pricing" business is new to ...This "cover pricing" business is new to me, and I know nothing about it. Hence I am a little puzzled. <br /><br />I would have thought that since one is innocent until proven guilty in English law, the OFT cannot fine a company just for putting in a high quote; they need to prove that money has actually changed hands between competing businesses. <br /><br />I would also have thought that, in the absence of convictions in a court of law, the answer to cover pricing is simply "caveat emptor" - or "Never accept a quote from a business that you don't trust." If a business is accused or suspected of this kind of practice, can't one just not ask them for a quote? <br /><br />Or am I being naive again?Young Mr. Brownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16106889555211376281noreply@blogger.com