Yes, I agree that Microsoft’s experience with Surface RT is instructive on Apple’s likely experience. I was questionign the assertion that Microsoft had some kind of advantage over Apple in that regard by having a “massive user base” - which they do not - for the RT.

While Microsoft Windows has a colossal userbase - Surface RT did not.

Now visualize all those steep, winding, winter roads in Pittsburgh full of people and cars.

Meh, I was more targeting your “grow some balls” language - but really, in your terms, there wouldn’t be a problem if every jalop “grew some balls” and bought these wagons new. You might claim it’s a money-losing proposition and you’re losing out on the depreciation, but, really, rather than car manufacturers “not…

Dear MallardDuck,

That’s the same thing as saying you buying a cheap T-Shirt from Walmart means you are really really bad and complicit and at fault if it turns out it was made by slave labor in bangladesh.

Well yes, you make it sound simple buy “people yelling” aka people reminding passengers that liquids are not allowed, shoes have to be taken out etc. go directly towards moving people through lanes quickly (because people obviously cannot read signs). So any person you pull off “yelling” duty, to open more lanes just…

Yep that’s what happens when congress decides that cutting rich people’s taxes by 5% is more important than giving agencies enough funding to pay anything more than 50% of market wages.

Well for the TSA to do that, you’ll have to pay higher taxes/fees so they can actually hire more inspectors, buy more scanners, and open more lanes. Though nobody bothers with that side of the equation.

Well for the TSA to do that, you’ll have to pay higher taxes/fees so they can actually hire more inspectors, buy more scanners, and open more lanes. Though nobody bothers with that side of the equation.

Or higher taxes/fees so they can actually hire more inspectors, buy more scanners, and open more lanes. Though nobody bothers with that side of the equation.

Well I think it’s better to say it is a cheap luxury product. It is expensive in the sense that is something most people still can’t afford to do more than once a year or so. However, it’s cheap in the sense that flying across the country or to another country in a few hours is a luxury, and it is cheap as a…

They already do the first thing. It’s called economy plus/business class.

They already do the first thing. It’s called economy plus/business class.

Well in the case of Uber, legally, and the way it was set up - Uber is not the employer, just providing the app. When YOU call an Uber driver, YOU are the employer - so effectively YOU should be responsible for benefits and making sure they make enough money right?

Everyone keeps on bringing up complicated ethics it is simple really. I’m sure they’ll just have a set of priorities.

Like the made in china car seat, crib, bottles, etc. Zero tolerance is ridiculous. Granted the margin for tolerance when it comes to a child’s safety is very very low, but what the mom did here is certainly within that margin with a 2 minute run into a store balanced against the aircon in a car deciding to fail in…

Yes, my point is that just because Volvo competes with the Germans, and is also in the broader category of luxury brands, doesn’t mean that it’s equivalent to them. Same as how Acura, Infiniti, and I’ve even seen nicer hyundai/kias compete with the Germans and can be considered “luxury” but are not equivalent levels…

Or seatbelts that restrain your movement! Or airbags that block the view of the wall you’re crashing into when it blows up!