Re: GM Getting Flogged -- What's Wrong With America?

From: The Pretzel (rold_gold_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 03/16/05 

Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 22:14:53 GMT

"Roedy Green" <look-on@mindprod.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:r66h311ddve0vritha1a7p5a0nco4dgbec@4ax.com...
> On 16 Mar 2005 11:17:17 -0800, "cliff84373@yahoo.co.uk"
> <cliff84373@yahoo.co.uk> wrote or quoted :
>
> >So, what's wrong with GM?
>
> America's big advantage has traditionally be research and technology.
>
> Think about how little cars have changed in 50 years. Yes, they have
> computer controlled ignition, but they still work with piston
> combustion engines.
>
> Think about how computers have changed in that same 50 years.
<snip>

This one's for you Roedy...
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:)

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