Anton Aylward composed on 2014-10-20 16:24 (UTC-0400):
engineers are getting better at making 'lifetime' one of the design specifications.
Reputation doesn't seem to matter as much as it used to. Companies absorb each other, and names disappear. Even big companies are wont to change names "to get with the times", create a "new" image, or whatever. Remember Goldstar electronic products from 20 or so years ago? Wachovia Bank from 7 years ago? Master Charge? BankAmericCard? Cities Service? Pure Oil? St Petersburg Times? TWA? Borland? WordPerfect? Lotus? -- "The wise are known for their understanding, and pleasant words are persuasive." Proverbs 16:21 (New Living Translation) Team OS/2 ** Reg. Linux User #211409 ** a11y rocks! Felix Miata *** http://fm.no-ip.com/ -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: opensuse+unsubscribe@opensuse.org To contact the owner, e-mail: opensuse+owner@opensuse.org