"mike" wrote in message ...
wrote:
mike wrote:

Supply and demand.
If your watch kept bad time, you'd send it back.
If your computer keeps bad time, you'll reset the clock
and bitch about it on the internet.


I'm looking for a techical explanation.


Very often, the economic or political considerations
dwarf any technical consideration.
The technical explanation is that they do what's cheap.
Wishing for a grand technical reason won't make it so.
mike

You seem to be saying curiosity is a worthless trait.

I bet you're a republican.