Don't lower your price to compete with hacks, got it.
This article might convince a few high-priced installers to keep their prices high, but just like us they may be better off lowering prices temporarily rather than sitting in front of the TV eating generic cereal.
I don't understand why the granite installers gripe about prefab countertops rather than embracing them. It's the same granite, just finished in China rather than locally. The quality of the installation would be the same whether the granite was prefab or not. For countertops in my straightforward kitchen, the cost of slab, cutting cost per inch, polishing cost per inch and edge treatment cost per inch amounts to over $15,000 installed. The very same granite bought prefabricated and mildly customized will cost less than $3,500 using the very same installer.
I might be interested in paying a little more to keep the fabrication local, but not $11,500 worth. These guys need to realize their world has changed and either get more efficient or adjust to far less work.