Just because companies have thought about things doesn't
mean they got it right (and I really DO know from
experience!).

My local pilot shop was selling 200 packs of CA charts
per month at $35 (or so) each. There were never any
left at the end of the month so I guess that wasn't an issue.
How many of those people will buy a subscription? Not
many is my guess, they'll just buy NOS instead. Across
the whole country that looks like significant revenue to
me.

So I still think this was a dumb decision, even given your list
of possible reasons why they may have made it.

John

"C J Campbell" wrote in message
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How do you know all this inside thinking by the folks at Jeppesen?


I don't, of course. But that does not mean that I can't make an educated
guess as to what is going on. I will bet that my points are pretty close
to
what Jeppesen was thinking -- far closer than the assumed "what were they
thinking" random business decision....