"Jeff Liebermann" wrote in message
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Cheap merchandise -- of whatever quality -- is part of the
"vicious circle" of rapid technological change and obsolesence.

Good, fast, cheap.... pick two. The buying public has chosen fast
and cheap, so the quality will suffer. Where problems start is when
quality is unobtainable at any price. That's where I think we're going.

Regardless of whether this is true or false, it's definitely has hurt Sony,
which depended on its premium products to create a favorable image for
everything it sold.

Sony used to be a true innovator that make a lot of Neat Stuff, but those
days seem gone. Glad I got a 7M3 AIBO while they were still available.