From: antispam@fricas.org   
      
   Don Y  wrote:   
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   IMO, those are not technical failures.  Rather, they show how current   
   economy works.  Remember, goal of a businesses is to make money.   
   Delivering working product is just cost of doing business.  And   
   as business improve, there is tendency to cut costs.   
      
   Software (especially in USA due to DCMA) is very attractive as   
   a means to lock down customers into using specific product.   
   Of course, software is also a cost effective way to deliver   
   various features (useful or not).  So manufacturers want   
   many features in software.  And there is long tradition in   
   software developement to cut cost on testing: just let   
   customers test your product.   
      
   The products in the article clearly represent things that   
   businesses want to sell.  Some people will buy them because   
   features look attractive to then.  Other will buy once there   
   are no alternatives.   
      
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