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Originally posted by Kim1216
I say if you're going to create a product, have some customer support available.
Well, I certainly agree!
I have always advocated laws that restrict the creation of new technologies and products to those people who are well-funded enough to properly and responsibly administrate those products. My suggestion is that unless they can provide an infrastructure of sufficent employees, material, and social benefit features to conform to international standards, these so-called creative people should just keep their ideas to themselves.
After all, don't we already have companies like MicroSoft and Dow who can do a perfectly fine job of making whatever new items they think we should buy? Who are these people who think that their ideas are so blinking important that all they have to do is put it out there and people will buy it. What gall!
In my opinion, this also applies to art. We know that music is most properly done by the three main recording lables, but where are the industries that should be regulating paintings, sculpture and theatre? If we let just anybody create art, who knows if we will get our money's worth. I'm sure the big production companies know which art is worth seeing and which is just junk. We should make laws that restrict all creative effort to those people who are willing to submit to the proper authorities and stay within the legal guidelines.
But then, thinking about how big companies like Wal-Mart are destroying our country by selling a decent product for a low price, maybe we should really evolve beyond private companies altogether, and just let the World Government give us those products that we need. That way, goods and services can be distributed according to the needs of the people and paid for by those most able to afford it.
I'm sorry that this horrible thing has happened to you, I know that we can't imagine your anguish when Hal mispronounces words. I also regret that this volunteer user forum can't replace what should be the legally mandated 1-800 support hotline. I look forward to the time when Robert finally reviews all your justifiably harsh and public remonstrations and I hope he will be adequately chastized for daring to produce a cool piece of software without first being a large, experienced and well funded company.
Merry Christmas.[
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