Apparently, the EOP is interested in criticisms of Google. A recent hit on Nexus 4 article:
Page Views: 3 (2 this visit) Entry Page Time: 15 Jan 2013 12:04:55 Visit Length: 2 mins 15 secs Browser: Chrome 23.0 OS: Win7 Resolution: 1680x1050 Total Visits: 2 Location: Washington, District of Columbia, United States IP Address: Executive Office Of The President (198.137.241.197) [Label IP Address] Referring URL: www.linuxtoday.com/upload/has-google-become-institution-bound-130113152507.html Entry Page: things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/01/has-google-become-institution-bound.html Exit Page: things-linux.blogspot.com/2013/01/it-was-known-issue.html http://198.137.241.197/ 198.137.241.197 <http://198.137.241.197/> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:03 AM, Douglas Roberts <[email protected]>wrote: > Love this story, Ray. Firm & persistent can be good traits. > > --Doug > > > On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 11:00 AM, Parks, Raymond <[email protected]>wrote: > >> The Pester Threshold is more about who you annoy within the beast than >> the beast itself. My wife is a past master at pester. Back when I was >> still in the USAF, our Volvo 265 broke down in Texas while we were visiting >> parents. We bought a demonstrator 745 off the Volvo dealer in San Antonio. >> About a month later, I was driving a back road in Bellevue, Nebraska when >> a back wheel literally fell off. It turned out that the dealer in San >> Antonio had swapped rims on the demonstrator for some customer who thought >> the stock 745 rims were "cool". The replacement rims literally wore >> through the studs and, voila, the wheel fell off. Neither the Omaha Volvo >> dealer nor the San Antonio Volvo dealer wanted to take responsibility for >> the problem. My wife worked her way up through the dealers, the regions, >> and eventually to Volvo USA. She found a way (this was in the '80s) to use >> a toll-free number to call the president of Volvo USA every hour, on the >> hour. We didn't have to wait too much longer before the problem was >> resolved. >> >> The customer service rep for our region of a past health insurance >> company was the recipient of so many calls from my wife that she would >> literally break down in tears when my wife announced her name. She isn't >> nasty but she is firm and persistent. >> >> Ray Parks >> Consilient Heuristician/IDART Program Manager >> V: 505-844-4024 M: 505-238-9359 P: 505-951-6084 >> NIPR: [email protected] >> SIPR: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) >> JWICS: [email protected] (send NIPR reminder) >> >> >> >> On Jan 14, 2013, at 10:17 AM, Owen Densmore wrote: >> >> You know, I wonder what the Pester Threshold is to annoy the beasts >> (Google, Apple, MS, Amazon, etc.) enough to get results? It likely has >> some correlation with size and number of products. >> >> I think the "consumer protection agencies" of one flavor or another are >> just too bureaucratic. Too serious. >> >> But something edgy and different might have a huge and surprising >> impact. >> >> Just think of all the annoyances you have with completely tone-deaf >> companies. Just collecting the list would be fascinating. The WiFi >> example with Google, who *depends* on networking, is just beyond belief. >> >> -- Owen >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> >> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > > > > -- > *Doug Roberts > [email protected] > [email protected]* > *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*<http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> > * <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> > 505-455-7333 - Office > 505-672-8213 - Mobile* > -- *Doug Roberts [email protected] [email protected]* *http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins*<http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> * <http://parrot-farm.net/Second-Cousins> 505-455-7333 - Office 505-672-8213 - Mobile*
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