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In comp.os.linux.misc bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:
<snip>
It's time for HW manufacturing (all development AND actual
production) to return to the USA/CXanada and Europe.
That will not fix anything, the real fix is somehow these
companies need to stop chasing short-term profits that Wall
Street demands. This issue happens when testing is cut
short and if an issue is found, the hardware gets released
anyway because "Wall Street" and profits and bonuses.
followups trimmed to comp.os.linux.misc
In comp.os.linux.misc bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:
<snip>
It's time for HW manufacturing (all development AND actual
production) to return to the USA/CXanada and Europe.
That will not fix anything, the real fix is somehow these
companies need to stop chasing short-term profits that Wall
Street demands. This issue happens when testing is cut
short and if an issue is found, the hardware gets released
anyway because "Wall Street" and profits and bonuses.
On 10/22/24 10:05, John McCue wrote:
followups trimmed to comp.os.linux.misc
In comp.os.linux.misc bad sector <forgetski@_invalid.net> wrote:
<snip>
It's time for HW manufacturing (all development AND actual
production) to return to the USA/CXanada and Europe.
That will not fix anything, the real fix is somehow these
companies need to stop chasing short-term profits that Wall
Street demands. This issue happens when testing is cut
short and if an issue is found, the hardware gets released
anyway because "Wall Street" and profits and bonuses.
I went through 3 imported Durgod keyboards in a short time (a few years)
for an approximate total cost of about $400cad (last prices around 150).
Just ordered a US made IBM clacker 'rebirth' for $200cad. Do the math
(my last clacker lasted so long that it's the only keyboard I remember
from the 90's).
Yup. Because US made will always be solid and durable. China is all
about disposable. Even their own people prefer cheap disposable
products. But here in the US, we'd prefer something that will last a
long time. And we're willing to pay extra for it to last a long time.
Because we know that the short term costs will always be more in the
long term (disposable manufactured items) but the expensive short term
will always lead to cheaper long term (durable manufactured items).
Most people on the left are the ones that prefer cheap products (at
least of those I talk to in the area I live) and it's funny how
short-sighted they tend to be when it comes to their money. They can't
think more then a month out. They really should learn to think 5+ years
out. And buy things that are made in their own country that are durable
and might cost a bit more because of it. It's cheaper long-term. There
was a time where people had to 'save up' to buy something. That's a lost trait among the 'instant gratification' generation.
Yup. Because US made will always be solid and durable. China is all<snip>
about disposable. Even their own people prefer cheap disposable
products. But here in the US, we'd prefer something that will last a
long time. And we're willing to pay extra for it to last a long time.
Because US made will always be solid and durable.
On 10/22/2024 16:57, bad sector wrote:
I went through 3 imported Durgod keyboards in a short time (a few years)
for an approximate total cost of about $400cad (last prices around 150).
Just ordered a US made IBM clacker 'rebirth' for $200cad. Do the math
(my last clacker lasted so long that it's the only keyboard I remember
from the 90's).
Yup. Because US made will always be solid and durable. China is all
about disposable. Even their own people prefer cheap disposable
products. But here in the US, we'd prefer something that will last a
long time. And we're willing to pay extra for it to last a long time.
Because we know that the short term costs will always be more in the
long term (disposable manufactured items) but the expensive short term
will always lead to cheaper long term (durable manufactured items).
On Wed, 23 Oct 2024 08:24:26 -0400, Phillip Frabott
Yup. Because US made will always be solid and durable. China is all
about disposable. Even their own people prefer cheap disposable
products. But here in the US, we'd prefer something that will last a
long time. And we're willing to pay extra for it to last a long
time. Because we know that the short term costs will always be more
in the long term (disposable manufactured items) but the expensive
short term will always lead to cheaper long term (durable
manufactured items).
I'd be willing to pay more for a keyboard that had the function keys
on the left, where God intended.
There was one brand of keyboard, North-something-or-other, that had
both. I'd be willing to pay double for one of those.
Consider a conversation I had with an HR person once, over a beer.
we were joking about something, and she tells me "when the resumes come
in, if a tech worker has been out of work for a year, I just throw out
their resume". She didn't read the resume, to find out what skills she
is throwing away. That gives you some idea, of the opinion of HR to the
state of the tech workers.