On Oct 6, 2011 8:49 PM, "Allan Mills" <[email protected]> wrote:
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nick Andrews" <[email protected]>
> To: "feistfans-l" <[email protected]>
> Sent: Friday, October 07, 2011 9:12 AM
> Subject: Re: Steve Jobs
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>> Sony is infamous for crappy marketing of superior products. Remember
>> the Betamax? And some very stupid decisions regarding the Playstation
>> 3 with screwy backwards compatibility, etc. Sony makes the best TVs
>> and just about everything else they make, but you do pay a small
>> premium for the name.
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> Betamax wasn't exactly superior. The video playback quality was better -
but to the naked eye the difference wasn't noticeable. The main thing that
killed it was that VHS was able to achieve longer recording/playback times
on each tape than Beta. The original Betamax could only record for an hour
for example - so you couldn't even record an entire movie onto it.
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>> Toyota may have taken a small hit with the unfounded claims of product
>> flaws in the last year or so (alleged uncontrollable acceleration,
>> etc.), but their products are still far superior to their
>> 'competition.' Remember the Ford ad where they said 'and quality is
>> now equal to Toyota'? It was a lie about being equal, but they were
>> admitting that they were not as good on national TV! And Dodge
>> doesn't even try to compare themselves to Toyota, just Chevy and Ford.
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> Depends on which competition you mean. I bought a Mazda when I needed a
new car because it seemed to have a small edge over the equivalent Toyota
model.
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>> Harley-Davidson screws their customers worse than anyone I've seen on
>> price versus quality, yet the people still line up to pay double for
>> half the product because of the name.
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> Well, the problem is that Harley-Davidson were made very famous by
Hollywood since they wanted an American made motorbike in their movies for
"cool" characters. This gave them a publicity boost they've enjoyed ever
since. Comparitively speaking their bikes aren't as good though, and I've
heard someone say they are actually quite uncomfortable to ride on.
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> Allan
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Riding a Harley is like riding a blender full of nuts and bolts. My
Kawasaki was buttery by comparison, and considering you can get a BMW for
the same price as a Hog, you have to wonder about the gullibility of all
these wannabe tough guy Harley riders.
