Welcome to the wonderful world of globalisation :( In the UK I think almost all the major utility companies are now foreign owned, we were told when the government sold them off that it would increase competition and drive down prices - the opposite happened.
On 2/22/06, William Bowen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The fact that ANY foreign > > government has control over our ports is a sign to worry. > > Why should that worry you? close to 50% of the United States energy > grid (from generation to distribution) is run on software created and > maintained by a French company (and that company was until very > recently almost 95% French Government owned). > > Close to 75% of the remaining energy management software is built by > German and Swiss owned companies. > > Any problems with that? > > will > -- > > "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; > and that would just be unacceptable." > - Carrie Fisher > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:197703 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
