[sdiy] Humans are not Becoming Smaller (was: SMD comming your way)

[Paul Maddox]

Harry,

> The fact that it is harder or impossible to repair is a win-win for
> manufacturers...

I'm sorry, but thats rubbish. This has NOTHING to do with SMD!
This started happening a LONG time ago, when parts became cheaper than 
labour.
For example the IBM PS2, ths cost of a new motherboard was much much less 
than the cost of an engineer spending 4 hours trying to find a fault (SMD or 
not).
The rising cost of labour has forced people to find ways to reduce their 
cost and cost of manufacture.
Why do you think so much stuff is made in the east now? because labour is 
cheap compared to the west.

Paul