For SV and all, most of whom have no knowledge base whatever -
Anyone who says 'HP quality control is still legendary' has either not been
exposed to later HP products - including the disasters begun by the
Australian 'operation' - or never saw a real HP-furnished lab in the
older days. What nonsense.
Mr SV - frankly, 'free trade and open markets' have little to do with
quality in today's world. If it was truly 'free', things would be much
different. 'Quality' is no longer even a major bargaining chip.
That TI is in fact 'competitive' with HP is a giveaway that HP
quality is long-gone. HP printers are another example of typical,
low-quality product lines.
- a user of HP calculators from the 35 on.
jrc
Sundaresa Venkatraman wrote:
Anyone who says 'HP quality control is still legendary' has either not been
exposed to later HP products - including the disasters begun by the
Australian 'operation' - or never saw a real HP-furnished lab in the
older days. What nonsense.
Mr SV - frankly, 'free trade and open markets' have little to do with
quality in today's world. If it was truly 'free', things would be much
different. 'Quality' is no longer even a major bargaining chip.
That TI is in fact 'competitive' with HP is a giveaway that HP
quality is long-gone. HP printers are another example of typical,
low-quality product lines.
- a user of HP calculators from the 35 on.
jrc
Sundaresa Venkatraman wrote:
>
> I suppose free trade and open markets have meaning only when it is
> advantageous
> to America. Mr Teague, wake up to the new flat world!
>
> I find the 50g made in China or Singapore no less in quality than the
> 48g+ made in
> USA. HP's quality control is still legendary. By going global HP has
> contained the cost
> and increased profitability. I see nothing wrong with that.
>
> --- In 50g@yahoogroups.com <mailto:50g%40yahoogroups.com>, "Guy
> Teague" <accts@...> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 8:21 AM, Cary Enoch R... aka Enoch's Vision,
> Inc. <
> > caryenochr@...> wrote:
> >
> > > Why does "made in Singapore" distress you?
> > >
> >
> > i guess you have to be of the age when 'made in america' meant something
> > special. it just seemed the end of an era for hp, a prototypical
> american
> > company. hp quality was renowned, the world standard. nearly every
> piece of
> > test equipment i used in the navy was hp. for them to compromise in
> any way
> > just seemed a betrayal of all they stood for.
> >
> >
> > >
> > > HP calculators have been manufactured in Singapore in addition to
> other
> > > places for more
> > > than the past 30 years. Singapore has world class manufacturing
> facilities
> > > and a highly
> > > skilled workforce. Singapore is a source of Intel CPUs and
> numerous primary
> > > components
> > > from other manufacturers also.
> > >
> > > <del>
> > >
> >
> > and today there is no stigma (or little) re overseas manufacture. i
> > personally never envision buying another american car, ever. and i
> distrust
> > the japanese cars which are manufactured here.
> >
> > /guy
> >
> >
> > > --
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> > > Behind all these manifestations is the one radiance, which shines
> through
> > > all things.
> > > The function of art is to reveal this radiance through the created
> object.
> > > - Joseph Campbell
> > >
> > >
> >
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