Exactly! Did Katz not read the damn press releases? It's a UAW negotaited benefit, like dental care. Sheesh. $18 per employee per month. What is that compared to dental coverage? Probably next to nothing. And do you think that _none_ of these people had computers before? The percentage of Ford employees with computers is probably the same, if not higher, than the overall percentage of Americans with computers, which is already pretty high on a global scale. And will all of Ford's employees actually go and get their new computer? Probably not - just like some probably go see the dentist once a year (they have good teeth, who knows?). Anyway, it's cool for Ford employees, sure, but Earth-shattering? Not in a million years. What's next Jon - flush toilets in Siberia?
Here's an actual question for Jon: What's with all the low quality site-hopping? I personally don't really like Jon's writing, but it seems like I'm not the only one... he hung on at HotWired until it was totally dead and now he's here. Jon, why don't you have a gig at a real media outlet? THey don't like what you have to say? Or just that they don't like your writing?
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Exactly! Did Katz not read the damn press releases? It's a UAW negotaited benefit, like dental care. Sheesh. $18 per employee per month. What is that compared to dental coverage? Probably next to nothing. And do you think that _none_ of these people had computers before? The percentage of Ford employees with computers is probably the same, if not higher, than the overall percentage of Americans with computers, which is already pretty high on a global scale. And will all of Ford's employees actually go and get their new computer? Probably not - just like some probably go see the dentist once a year (they have good teeth, who knows?). Anyway, it's cool for Ford employees, sure, but Earth-shattering? Not in a million years. What's next Jon - flush toilets in Siberia?
Here's an actual question for Jon: What's with all the low quality site-hopping? I personally don't really like Jon's writing, but it seems like I'm not the only one... he hung on at HotWired until it was totally dead and now he's here. Jon, why don't you have a gig at a real media outlet? THey don't like what you have to say? Or just that they don't like your writing?