I had a Mitsubishi Eclipse that did get 500+ (524 was the furthest I've been on a single tank) per tank as long as it was highway. City was 350+. I'd guage the refil by the trip meter over the fuel level most of the time. The manual stated that when the fuel light comes on, you have about 2 gallons left. Longest I've been in the city was a little over 90 miles after the light was on. Wouldn't dare try it on the highway and always fueled it within 30 miles. That 524 might have been a 30+ mile highway.
If it squeezes the oil companies out, expect it to die.
If you can avoid oil companies refueling stations, they will fight tooth and nail to keep you hooked on their product. Although there will be a need for refueling(recharging) stations, 100% of these car owners won't be using them except on long distance trips.
Later on, I can see the marketing department selling the idea of 'cleaner' electricity to recharge your cars with different grades of 'filtered' electricity, kind of liike bottled water today.
I'm not saying I agree with Wal-Marts tactics in this case. I disagree with their method. Obviously, the media section of their store is worth alot more than everyone realizes. Again, no one forced Dell, Compaq, and HP to choose to put Windows on their computers over BeOS way back when but I'm sure that 3rd party support and enterprise buying history also played a factor in their decision.
The IRS does eventually use physical force when it comes to evasion where you are forced to pay at the point of a gun and/or spend time in the slammer.
About 23 years ago, I had to return 2 Vic-20 computers (1 at a time - I never thought I'd get a working one after the second) because the power brick melted.
Not where I live. Target is $2 more CVS is $5 more. Although they are the only place with a digital print shop that will give you your print immediately. Not even the mighty Wal-mart has that service and Target was nonexistent when I went in last (about 2 weeks ago)
BS They have such a negative impact on their localities that it ends up costing you more in the form of taxes. is wthout merit.
You can pay $18 for a pack of diapers then. After a month, that equates to $72 for you, $44 for me. After 2 years, that equates to $1872 for you, $1144 for me.
Nobody forces people to do business with Wal-Mart. Nobody forces people to work at Wal-Mart. Nobody forces people to shop at Wal-Mart.
Again, my comment You'd be hard pressed to find a better retailer with a liberal return policy as theirs. still stands regardless of the arrangement the distributor has made with the manufacturer.
If the manufacturer complains about the return policy then: A) Don't do business with Wal-Mart B) Don't push a crappy product
If you made a product that you wanted everyone to have, you'd be salivating if Wal-Mart wanted to distribute your product. At least to get to the negotiating phase. The Snapper mower story comes to mind where there was a quantity vs. quality issue. Proof there is that the company wanted Wal-Mart to push it's products as it is an attractive arrangement even if the eventual outcome wasn't healthy for the company.
There isn't a cheaper place to get diapers for $11 a pack of 68. And that is money that basically gets thrown away.
Wal-Mart is business done right, and that is not a bad thing. Wal-Mart empowers everyone - except for those employees that are seemingly forced to work there - but for consumers, Wal-Mart is a win. You'd be hard pressed to find a better retailer with a liberal return policy as theirs.
Personally, I like Target better than Wal-Mart but Wal-Marts prices are better so I shop there.
I've seen some crappy music players for kids in Toys R Us where you pay something like $3 for 45 seconds of a song on a cartridge that is meant to be shared. What a scam.
I believe only the 56" and above are 1080p. I was in a big box store just looking and got hammered by sales people touting their wares and they said that only the highest end are 1080p for now.
Websites coded to standards looked identical on Netscape 4.0 and IE 4.0
Websites coded to MS standards looked better in IE4 - and that is what kept the weight in MS' court. All the fun and media based content woked on IE4.
In the Enterprise, Java was 1000% better in Netscape than it was in IE as MS-Java was a POS. Ask anyone supporting the Insurance industry and University. Netscape 4.x was the platform to use. Even as late as 2000, Netscape 4.7x was demanded to be used over IE in the insurance industry.
No, it stems from the fact that they tied explorer into IE.
They wouldn't have been damned if they didn't, they just would have had to compete on merits instead of pushing product. ActiveX is what really kicked Netscapes ass because that is what the masses liked, not IE's implementation of JS.
I would do it anyway until they provide the last mile.
Technically, the remote user would be the customer and is willing to pay for the services. It's the cable company that isn't willing to provide services.
I wonder if this could be one of those Embrace - Extend - Extinguish type of deals where Verizon, with all the assets Microsoft wants, ends up having to raise money by selling assets or getting bought out or sold.
Didn't the pinheads at Verizon read into their coporate history of dealing with this company? There has been very few if any successful partnerships with Microsoft.
I think the only successful ones are the hardware related where Microsoft is basically a customer.
I was really turned off by Dr. Who (Tom Baker) in that episode that had the guy that was wrapped in bubble wrap painted brown and green. That just looked really bad and I went back to watching 50s Sci Fi movies.
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I had a Mitsubishi Eclipse that did get 500+ (524 was the furthest I've been on a single tank) per tank as long as it was highway.
City was 350+. I'd guage the refil by the trip meter over the fuel level most of the time.
The manual stated that when the fuel light comes on, you have about 2 gallons left. Longest I've been in the city was a little over 90 miles after the light was on. Wouldn't dare try it on the highway and always fueled it within 30 miles. That 524 might have been a 30+ mile highway.
That car lasted me for 200,000 miles.
If it squeezes the oil companies out, expect it to die.
If you can avoid oil companies refueling stations, they will fight tooth and nail to keep you hooked on their product.
Although there will be a need for refueling(recharging) stations, 100% of these car owners won't be using them except on long distance trips.
Later on, I can see the marketing department selling the idea of 'cleaner' electricity to recharge your cars with different grades of 'filtered' electricity, kind of liike bottled water today.
...although I would prefer the femenine line
Like Gigolo Jane?
I'm not saying I agree with Wal-Marts tactics in this case. I disagree with their method. Obviously, the media section of their store is worth alot more than everyone realizes.
Again, no one forced Dell, Compaq, and HP to choose to put Windows on their computers over BeOS way back when but I'm sure that 3rd party support and enterprise buying history also played a factor in their decision.
The IRS does eventually use physical force when it comes to evasion where you are forced to pay at the point of a gun and/or spend time in the slammer.
They're still not forcing business with Wal-Mart. They're just making it unattractive to do business with them.
About 23 years ago, I had to return 2 Vic-20 computers (1 at a time - I never thought I'd get a working one after the second) because the power brick melted.
Not where I live.
Target is $2 more
CVS is $5 more. Although they are the only place with a digital print shop that will give you your print immediately. Not even the mighty Wal-mart has that service and Target was nonexistent when I went in last (about 2 weeks ago)
There is no such thing as BJs where I live.
BS
They have such a negative impact on their localities that it ends up costing you more in the form of taxes. is wthout merit.
You can pay $18 for a pack of diapers then.
After a month, that equates to $72 for you, $44 for me.
After 2 years, that equates to $1872 for you, $1144 for me.
I continue to support Wal-Mart.
As a fan of Costco, I agree. However Wal-Mart doesn't have a ridiculous 'membership' fee (Sams does bt IMO, Costco is better)
Nobody forces people to do business with Wal-Mart.
Nobody forces people to work at Wal-Mart.
Nobody forces people to shop at Wal-Mart.
Again, my comment You'd be hard pressed to find a better retailer with a liberal return policy as theirs. still stands regardless of the arrangement the distributor has made with the manufacturer.
If the manufacturer complains about the return policy then:
A) Don't do business with Wal-Mart
B) Don't push a crappy product
If you made a product that you wanted everyone to have, you'd be salivating if Wal-Mart wanted to distribute your product.
At least to get to the negotiating phase.
The Snapper mower story comes to mind where there was a quantity vs. quality issue. Proof there is that the company wanted Wal-Mart to push it's products as it is an attractive arrangement even if the eventual outcome wasn't healthy for the company.
There isn't a cheaper place to get diapers for $11 a pack of 68. And that is money that basically gets thrown away.
Wal-Mart is business done right, and that is not a bad thing.
Wal-Mart empowers everyone - except for those employees that are seemingly forced to work there - but for consumers, Wal-Mart is a win.
You'd be hard pressed to find a better retailer with a liberal return policy as theirs.
Personally, I like Target better than Wal-Mart but Wal-Marts prices are better so I shop there.
I believe the ttile should be 'MS IM Worm Attack Cloaked in Virtual Card Hoax'
Do they make you buy the television and not allow good ole VCR hookup as well?
For 3 seconds (not a second) I seriously thought the same thing.
I envisioned some sort of popup bonanza and the host dressed as MS Bob.
The Genie effect being the first thing I turn off.
I've seen some crappy music players for kids in Toys R Us where you pay something like $3 for 45 seconds of a song on a cartridge that is meant to be shared.
What a scam.
I believe only the 56" and above are 1080p.
I was in a big box store just looking and got hammered by sales people touting their wares and they said that only the highest end are 1080p for now.
For every 100 engineers, 98 won't be able to spell properly.
In fact, 60% of engineering types are not effective communicators at all.
I you have ever worked in an engineering office or team, there is a lead or manager that communicates to the clients.
Websites coded to standards looked identical on Netscape 4.0 and IE 4.0
Websites coded to MS standards looked better in IE4 - and that is what kept the weight in MS' court.
All the fun and media based content woked on IE4.
In the Enterprise, Java was 1000% better in Netscape than it was in IE as MS-Java was a POS.
Ask anyone supporting the Insurance industry and University. Netscape 4.x was the platform to use.
Even as late as 2000, Netscape 4.7x was demanded to be used over IE in the insurance industry.
No, it stems from the fact that they tied explorer into IE.
They wouldn't have been damned if they didn't, they just would have had to compete on merits instead of pushing product.
ActiveX is what really kicked Netscapes ass because that is what the masses liked, not IE's implementation of JS.
I believe there is a conclusive report here http://ask.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/09/15/01 14247
Isn't this a generator of ozone?
Doesn't this seem dangerous or is the output the same as one of those stand alone units?
What about cleaning it?
I would do it anyway until they provide the last mile.
Technically, the remote user would be the customer and is willing to pay for the services.
It's the cable company that isn't willing to provide services.
I wonder if this could be one of those Embrace - Extend - Extinguish type of deals where Verizon, with all the assets Microsoft wants, ends up having to raise money by selling assets or getting bought out or sold.
Didn't the pinheads at Verizon read into their coporate history of dealing with this company?
There has been very few if any successful partnerships with Microsoft.
I think the only successful ones are the hardware related where Microsoft is basically a customer.
I was really turned off by Dr. Who (Tom Baker) in that episode that had the guy that was wrapped in bubble wrap painted brown and green.
That just looked really bad and I went back to watching 50s Sci Fi movies.