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   Lawrence =?iso-8859-13?q?D=FFOliveiro?=    
   news:10ksdsk$2o4cr$1@dont-email.me Thu, 22 Jan 2026 05:51:16 GMT in   
   comp.os.linux.advocacy, wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 22 Jan 2026 04:33:40 -0000 (UTC), Gremlin wrote:   
   >   
   >> Corp support doesn't mean it would either. Take Windows as a great   
   >> example of that.    
   >   
   > No smiley.   
      
   Oh, I wasn't joking around with my comment. I was grinning though because   
   of the things Corporate is known for doing in some situations.   
      
   > Corporate support means that, inevitably, there will be a parting of   
   > ways between the customers’ needs and the company’s business plan.   
      
   Of course. There's no doubt in my mind concerning that.   
      
   > The mystery to me is, why do the customers keep complaining about   
   > this, while continuing to hand over lots of money to the company that   
   > is making them suffer? That's just rewarding them for their actions,   
   > so of course they will do even more of it.   
      
   It's the same mystery for me. And, it applies to all kinds of situations.   
   Welders, electrical supply chain, etc etc etc. Did you know that some   
   components still have well over a year lead time? The supply chain is in   
   shambles.   
      
   Certain tool makers are fully exploiting this too. Charge you a   
   considerable sum for a battery pack which has a logic board that monitors   
   certain conditions and if one is met will trip an internal flag. The   
   manufacturer can then use the collected data to deny a warranty claim.   
   People continue to pay a tidy sum for this specific manufacturer. If this   
   companies name is written on something - people will pay hundreds of   
   dollars more than the device  or clothing or tool is worth. They make some   
   awful hand tools that aren't worth the price of a store brand version, imo   
   - but because it has their name on it, Some people will pay a small   
   fortune for it. I know guys who have thousands in the packouts with the   
   customized configurations. thousands in tool boxes alone man. It's fucking   
   crazy.   
      
   I am one of those people who believes that you can never have enough tools   
   - but I try not to buy many niche products that only do one thing and   
   halfass so. There's other ways to do stuff and I prefer to use the methods   
   I was taught as an Apprentice vs using a specific tool. As that would just   
   be another thing I'd have to keep on my tool pouch. By lunch time, I'm   
   ready to grab the primary hand tools and take the belt off and toss it   
   into the corner someplace. Use my back pocket to hold the tools I use the   
   most. That tool belt gets heavy as the day goes on and you really don't   
   need all the damn tools you have it in most of the time.   
      
      
      
   There's customer loyalty then there's Apple like loyalty - for cordless   
   power tools of a specific brand. It's red if that helps. Even the niche   
   tools can fetch a tidy sum on the 2nd hand market.   
      
      
      
      
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   Liar, lawyer; mirror show me, what's the difference?   
   Kangaroo done hung the guilty with the innocent   
   Liar, lawyer; mirror for ya', what's the difference?   
   Kangaroo be stoned. He's guilty as the government   
      
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