Not at all comparable. These people aren’t selling to Alex because she somehow got a monopoly. They’re selling to her because she is paying them more than anyone else is willing to pay them. Just because they invested a lot of time in their unfinished code doesn’t mean it’s worth a lot.
Well, that’s a relief. I was afraid the owner of the Eiffel Tower had taken out a loan and Si had foreclosed on it and moved it to Tackleford, which would disrupt the tourist trade considerably.
Punish-mints, entertain-mints, accomplish-mints …