Greg wrote:
> 
> A company is not the most admirable source of ethics these days. To
> blindly offer respect for one is sad. You probably know them better than
> I do. To me a company is just a bunch of people trying to make money.
> 

I have known Kinemetrics for over 25 years.  The founders Bob Swain,
Harry Halvorson, Bill Rihn and Lee Benuska were among the most ethical
people I ever dealt with both as vendors and customers. They taught me
about fair dealing and showing respect for the customers, and about what
it takes to run a business.  Perhaps you can find big companies with
practices you disagree with, but all of Geophysics and Seismology is a
small family and you don't succeed, especially over the long run, by
treating customers unfairly. To blindly criticize a company is sad.

Another of my mentors taught me the definition of a fair price: "one
that's high enough to allow you to stay in business and continue to
serve your customer". By that definition, I would suggest that Larry's
prices are too low, and are subsidized by his heroic efforts and love of
the game.

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