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ER — 4/2/2007 12:59:10 AM (archived)

I forgot to include my friend's comment...

"The world is full of products which are brilliantly conceived and poorly executed."

Quality is not just due to inspired design, but to careful manufacturing and meticulous support after it is delivered to the customer.

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Guerilla marketing - ER - 3/31/2007 8:55:00 PM
- I believe it is very common. - Bowser - 4/2/2007 2:39:10 PM
- Here's one: - Mary Anne - 4/1/2007 6:55:19 PM
  - re: Here's one: - ER - 4/1/2007 8:16:00 PM
    - "Quality just doesn't happen. You can't design it into a product up front" - Robert - 4/1/2007 11:26:45 PM
      - Light bulbs - TB - 4/2/2007 12:48:00 AM
        
        The notional toaster and the exploitation of the poor - Robert - 4/2/2007 2:30:26 AM
        
        Pop Tarts and my new toaster - TB - 4/2/2007 5:29:27 PM
        
        One more bit on notional toasters - TB - 4/2/2007 4:02:40 PM
        
        re: The notional toaster - TB - 4/2/2007 6:55:41 AM
        
        And just as an addition... - TB - 4/2/2007 7:02:54 AM
        
        re: And just as an addition... - ER - 4/2/2007 11:16:44 AM
        
        Consumer Reports - TB - 4/2/2007 3:50:20 PM
        
        Obviously you never read the links ;-) (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 3:52:30 PM
        
        What links? - TB - 4/2/2007 4:08:18 PM
        
        re: What links? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 4:44:00 PM
        
        Make or break? - TB - 4/2/2007 5:22:56 PM
        
        re: Make or break? - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 6:21:56 PM
        
        re: And just as an addition... - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 2:36:28 PM
        
        Glad to hear you're back, Techmeister - ER - 4/2/2007 2:47:33 PM
        
        re: Glad to hear you're back, Techmeister - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 3:19:39 PM
        
        re: The notional toaster and the exploitation of the poor - ER - 4/2/2007 3:19:20 AM
        
        re: The notional toaster and the exploitation of the poor - Robert - 4/2/2007 4:41:49 AM
        
        Kinda off topic, but - Lee - 4/2/2007 4:58:16 AM
        
        Not offtopic at all - Robert - 4/2/2007 3:47:05 PM
        
        Meade Instruments is a fine example. - Lee - 4/2/2007 5:14:43 PM
        
        "goodness" - TB - 4/2/2007 4:30:58 PM
        
        re: Not offtopic at all - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/2/2007 4:10:26 PM
        
        Grokking the dialectic again? - ER - 4/2/2007 5:16:02 PM
        
        A simple way to correct it - Lee - 4/2/2007 7:28:22 PM
        
        Another simple way to correct it - ER - 4/2/2007 7:43:55 PM
        
        Too bad the tax system has been twisted and perverted. - Lee - 4/2/2007 8:13:52 PM
        
        I disagree. - ER - 4/2/2007 9:03:24 PM
        
        The "System" is freedom. - Lee - 4/2/2007 9:44:52 PM
        
        "People are prosperous because they work hard, use their intelligence, or sometimes just get lucky" - ER - 4/2/2007 10:23:39 PM
        
        Migrant farm workers are unskilled. - Lee - 4/2/2007 11:18:30 PM
        
        re: Migrant farm workers are unskilled. - ER - 4/3/2007 1:13:15 AM
        
        What do you expect? - Lee - 4/3/2007 3:21:13 AM
        
        Control the borders - SDAI-Tech1 - 4/3/2007 1:34:53 AM
        
        I'm in favor of sealing the border to illegals. - ER - 4/3/2007 1:53:02 AM
        
        re: I disagree. - TB - 4/2/2007 9:29:42 PM
        
        Then I'm for it. (n/t) - ER - 4/2/2007 10:24:21 PM
        
        Never happen, though. - TB - 4/2/2007 10:58:22 PM
        
        Unfortunately, I believe you're right. (n/t) - ER - 4/2/2007 11:02:25 PM
        
        Not off topic at all - ER - 4/2/2007 12:56:51 PM
      - As one entrepreneur/engineer friend of mine put it... - ER - 4/2/2007 12:47:36 AM
        
        Design problems factoring in cost. - Bowser - 4/2/2007 2:49:42 PM
        
        Strictly anecodotal, but... - ER - 4/2/2007 3:11:15 PM
        
        re: Strictly anecodotal, but... - Laurie Street - 4/2/2007 4:56:57 PM
        
        re: As one entrepreneur/engineer friend of mine put it... - ER - 4/2/2007 12:59:10 AM
        
        re: As one entrepreneur/engineer friend of mine put it... - Yeti - 4/2/2007 2:05:03 AM
        
        Good analysis. Better than mine. - TB - 4/2/2007 12:52:14 AM
        
        You really need to read some Marx, TB. - ER - 4/2/2007 2:45:00 AM

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