On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 15:24:03 +0000 (GMT), Jim Lesurf
wrote:

In article , Dave Plowman (News)
wrote:
In article , Tat Chan
wrote:
but seriously, domestic appliances just work ... one buys them based
on cost, looks and features. It isn't like buying loudspeakers.

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You've not heard of Dyson, then? ;-)

Uh, they make vaccum cleaners without dust bags?

Yup - and have a 'cult' following with the religious fervour of valvies.
Except that they perform rather well. ;-)

Perhaps the word 'vacuum' implies special properties.

OTOH there may be nothing in it at all... ;-

I know some cryogenics guys who have been trying to achieve absolutely
nothing all their working lives - and they failed! :-)

BTW, the only way Microsoft will ever make a product that does *not*
suck, is if they buy out Dyson......................
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