On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 21:17:55 GMT, FrozenNorth
wrote:

Obvious answer, they were reaping in the profits, instead of spending some
of that money to improve quality and R&D in new technologies.

Also because they figured the gravy train would never end so why
bother worrying about it. Now, instead of quality, most U.S. products
are made on the cheap, with tech support in India, and merchandised to
people who think "Made in the USA" means it's decent.