It irritates me endlessly to see American corporations trying to push their way of thinking not only onto America, but onto the rest of the world too.
Sometimes, it seems like a lot of you yanks forget the rest of us. Changes to laws in America are reflected in changes to the American industry; which then effects the rest of the world's consumers. For example - if/when (*shudder*) Palladium comes into being, do you _really_ think the hardware manufacturing industry will continue to create non-Palladiumised systems to send to nations where such systems might be deemed illegal or undesirable? I doubts it greatly. We all get stuck with exactly the same crap; and we don't get a chance to get a word in edgewise.
It seems to be such a typical refrain from the heights of the American feudalism (Government/Corporations). "America is the greatest nation on God's green Earth; therefore, we'll decide what we want and shovel it down everyone else's throat."
Perhaps you can use this argument to further your point(s), somehow? If America wants to position itself as a global leader, then (IMO) it should consider the effects of things globally. You can say, "Well, if Australia (for example) doesn't like it, they can start their own manufacturing industry." And I guess, when all is said and done, that's an entirely valid point.
But it would be nice, oh so very nice, if once in a while, America didn't run roughshod over the rest of us. There's only so much people can take.
Believe you me. We can't take much more. Ah well - worst case scenario, we'll just do what we always do, and buy cheap-ass dodgy parts frmo Taiwan, and hope like hell we can make 'em work. =)
-Andy White "America might call itself the greatest nation on God's green Earth, but last time I checked, the Earth is more a blue sort of colour."
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It irritates me endlessly to see American corporations trying to push their way of thinking not only onto America, but onto the rest of the world too.
Sometimes, it seems like a lot of you yanks forget the rest of us. Changes to laws in America are reflected in changes to the American industry; which then effects the rest of the world's consumers. For example - if/when (*shudder*) Palladium comes into being, do you _really_ think the hardware manufacturing industry will continue to create non-Palladiumised systems to send to nations where such systems might be deemed illegal or undesirable? I doubts it greatly. We all get stuck with exactly the same crap; and we don't get a chance to get a word in edgewise.
It seems to be such a typical refrain from the heights of the American feudalism (Government/Corporations). "America is the greatest nation on God's green Earth; therefore, we'll decide what we want and shovel it down everyone else's throat."
Perhaps you can use this argument to further your point(s), somehow? If America wants to position itself as a global leader, then (IMO) it should consider the effects of things globally. You can say, "Well, if Australia (for example) doesn't like it, they can start their own manufacturing industry." And I guess, when all is said and done, that's an entirely valid point.
But it would be nice, oh so very nice, if once in a while, America didn't run roughshod over the rest of us. There's only so much people can take.
Believe you me. We can't take much more. Ah well - worst case scenario, we'll just do what we always do, and buy cheap-ass dodgy parts frmo Taiwan, and hope like hell we can make 'em work. =)
-Andy White
"America might call itself the greatest nation on God's green Earth, but last time I checked, the Earth is more a blue sort of colour."