Jim Henderson wrote:
> It's a real problem in product marketing - if a product works too well 
> (whatever it is, a light bulb, a car, an operating system), people aren't 
> pushed to replace it or upgrade it.

That isn't necessarily a bad thing, when you're talking a $70K automobile, 
for example. But when your competition costs $1, charging $15 for a 
lightbulb that lasts 50x as long just doesn't work.

It's the same problem with boots as Terry Pratchette describes.

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   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   My fortune cookie said, "You will soon be
   unable to read this, even at arm's length."

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