[geeks] Microsoft Surface...

Sridhar Ayengar ploopster at gmail.com
Fri Jun 1 18:42:26 CDT 2007


Sandwich Maker wrote:
> " From: "Jonathan C. Patschke" <jp at celestrion.net>
> " 
> " 
> " American business is in a bad way these days.  While the tech sector
> " may be the nastiest in that regard, the automotive sector may be the
> " first to "correct".  Did you notice that Toyota outsold all of the three
> " major US automakers?  Funny what happens when you build reliable
> " vehicles that people actually want to buy instead of 34 different models
> " of ugly SUV that all squeak and rattle as you drive them off the lot.
> 
> and it was also noted when toyota entered nascar that the model their
> racer is supposed to represent was the only one of the field actually
> made in the us.  the big 3 'us' cars are made in canada and mexico.
> 
> otoh, while toyota has the us' best selling -car- - honda the 2nd -
> it's only the -3rd- best selling -vehicle- here, behind 2 hulking
> american suvs.

I thought the best selling vehicle is the Ford F-150?

Peace...  Sridhar



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