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[marika]

“The behavior of the firms competing to supply fuels was guided by
corporate profit, self-interest, and, often, corruption. Rockefeller aimed
to get the world addicted to kerosene as the fuel for illumination. When he
penetrated markets in China that were using nut and vegetable oils for
illumination, as had been the case there for centuries, Rockefeller dumped
cheap kerosene on the Chinese market, undercutting the prices of the nut
and vegetable oil producers, even supplying free lamps designed to burn
kerosene. Once consumers had adapted to lighting devices that burned
kerosene and Rockefeller had his hooks in, he was free to hike prices. It
was a clear example of supply dictating the form of demand. Because
Rockefeller could leverage his control of the fuel supply, he was
effectively able to dictate the type of machine people would use”

Excerpt From
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt

[marika]

Post by marika
“The behavior of the firms competing to supply fuels was guided by
corporate profit, self-interest, and, often, corruption. Rockefeller aimed
to get the world addicted to kerosene as the fuel for illumination. When he
penetrated markets in China that were using nut and vegetable oils for
illumination, as had been the case there for centuries, Rockefeller dumped
cheap kerosene on the Chinese market, undercutting the prices of the nut
and vegetable oil producers, even supplying free lamps designed to burn
kerosene. Once consumers had adapted to lighting devices that burned
kerosene and Rockefeller had his hooks in, he was free to hike prices. It
was a clear example of supply dictating the form of demand. Because
Rockefeller could leverage his control of the fuel supply, he was
effectively able to dictate the type of machine people would use”
Excerpt From
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt

“The skill of the engineers who designed and manufactured either lamp had
little to do with the success or failure of their project.
The engineering arena that Rudolf Diesel entered as a young boy in Augsburg
was not so simple as a one-to-one relationship between an inventor and his
customer. Even to achieve his vision for a more compact, efficient, and
cleaner engine might not be enough to win the day. The other
stakeholders—customers, competitors, and fuel suppliers—would have great
influence over how any new technology was embraced—or rejected—by the
marketplace. As Diesel finished his education and prepared to enter the
real world, he would find that he wasn’t playing a one-to-one game with the
customer, but a game of poker that pitted him against industrialists,
monopolies, governments, and competing engineers, each with their own
interests.”

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Post by marika
“The behavior of the firms competing to supply fuels was guided by
corporate profit, self-interest, and, often, corruption. Rockefeller aimed
to get the world addicted to kerosene as the fuel for illumination. When he
penetrated markets in China that were using nut and vegetable oils for
illumination, as had been the case there for centuries, Rockefeller dumped
cheap kerosene on the Chinese market, undercutting the prices of the nut
and vegetable oil producers, even supplying free lamps designed to burn
kerosene. Once consumers had adapted to lighting devices that burned
kerosene and Rockefeller had his hooks in, he was free to hike prices. It
was a clear example of supply dictating the form of demand. Because
Rockefeller could leverage his control of the fuel supply, he was
effectively able to dictate the type of machine people would use”
Excerpt From
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt

+1

[marika]

Post by marika
“The behavior of the firms competing to supply fuels was guided by
corporate profit, self-interest, and, often, corruption. Rockefeller aimed
to get the world addicted to kerosene as the fuel for illumination. When he
penetrated markets in China that were using nut and vegetable oils for
illumination, as had been the case there for centuries, Rockefeller dumped
cheap kerosene on the Chinese market, undercutting the prices of the nut
and vegetable oil producers, even supplying free lamps designed to burn
kerosene. Once consumers had adapted to lighting devices that burned
kerosene and Rockefeller had his hooks in, he was free to hike prices. It
was a clear example of supply dictating the form of demand. Because
Rockefeller could leverage his control of the fuel supply, he was
effectively able to dictate the type of machine people would use”
Excerpt From
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt

+1

On related Topic, I watched “The Current War” last night. Stars
Cumberbatch. About the Edison and Westinghouse face off.
JP Morgan figures in there, too. The movie covers similar tactics used to
force this or that appliance on the market. I am sure there might have
been something important they were trying to convey.

The movie was generally panned. The version on cable this month is the
director’s cut version. Critics said it was better than the original but
still pretty bad.

My problem with it=Michael Shannon as Westinghouse. Never really bought him
as Westinghouse.

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Post by marika

Post by marika
“The behavior of the firms competing to supply fuels was guided by
corporate profit, self-interest, and, often, corruption. Rockefeller aimed
to get the world addicted to kerosene as the fuel for illumination. When he
penetrated markets in China that were using nut and vegetable oils for
illumination, as had been the case there for centuries, Rockefeller dumped
cheap kerosene on the Chinese market, undercutting the prices of the nut
and vegetable oil producers, even supplying free lamps designed to burn
kerosene. Once consumers had adapted to lighting devices that burned
kerosene and Rockefeller had his hooks in, he was free to hike prices. It
was a clear example of supply dictating the form of demand. Because
Rockefeller could leverage his control of the fuel supply, he was
effectively able to dictate the type of machine people would use”
Excerpt From
The Mysterious Case of Rudolf Diesel
Douglas Brunt

+1

On related Topic, I watched “The Current War” last night. Stars
Cumberbatch. About the Edison and Westinghouse face off.
JP Morgan figures in there, too. The movie covers similar tactics used to
force this or that appliance on the market. I am sure there might have
been something important they were trying to convey.
The movie was generally panned. The version on cable this month is the
director’s cut version. Critics said it was better than the original but
still pretty bad.
My problem with it=Michael Shannon as Westinghouse. Never really bought him
as Westinghouse.

OK, thank you much for the recommendation, I had no idea that film was
in the wild.

:-)

How timely, given Trump's uncle ended up with all of Tesla's papers...