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"China buys all-American Hummer for $150 million"



 
 
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Old October 12th 09, 11:45 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler,rec.autos.makers.saturn
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Default "China buys all-American Hummer for $150 million"

Timeliness, reliability of work, tracking, for starters.




Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> In what way?
>
> (I am a Toshiba man, though Lenovo would be my 2nd choice probably.)
>
> DAS
>
> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
> ---
> "News" > wrote in message
> t...
>> IBM Thinkpad EZ-Serv isn't what it used to be.
>>
>>
>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>> Quite.
>>>
>>> Has the Lenovo lost any of its IBM appeal?
>>>
>>> DAS
>>>
>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>> ---
>>> "Michel" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>> [...]
>>>> Independent auto analyst Tom Libby said trade is so interconnected now
>>>> that Chinese ownership of Hummer is unlikely to diminish its macho
>>>> appeal.
>>>>
>>>> "I have always held that the Hummer brand has value in this market and
>>>> I consider it a viable competitor to Jeep," he said.
>>>>
>>>> The Jeep had its origin in the U.S. military, he said, and still
>>>> benefits from "sort of a patriotism connection."
>>> [...]
>>>

>

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Old October 12th 09, 11:51 PM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler,rec.autos.makers.saturn
Dori A Schmetterling[_3_]
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Default "China buys all-American Hummer for $150 million"

What does that mean in the context of computers?

DAS

To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
---
"News" > wrote in message
t...
> Timeliness, reliability of work, tracking, for starters.
>
>
>
>
> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>> In what way?
>>
>> (I am a Toshiba man, though Lenovo would be my 2nd choice probably.)
>>
>> DAS
>>
>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>> ---
>> "News" > wrote in message
>> t...
>>> IBM Thinkpad EZ-Serv isn't what it used to be.
>>>
>>>
>>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>>> Quite.
>>>>
>>>> Has the Lenovo lost any of its IBM appeal?
>>>>
>>>> DAS
>>>>
>>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>>> ---
>>>> "Michel" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>> [...]
>>>>> Independent auto analyst Tom Libby said trade is so interconnected now
>>>>> that Chinese ownership of Hummer is unlikely to diminish its macho
>>>>> appeal.
>>>>>
>>>>> "I have always held that the Hummer brand has value in this market and
>>>>> I consider it a viable competitor to Jeep," he said.
>>>>>
>>>>> The Jeep had its origin in the U.S. military, he said, and still
>>>>> benefits from "sort of a patriotism connection."
>>>> [...]
>>>>

>>



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Old October 13th 09, 12:12 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler,rec.autos.makers.saturn
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Default "China buys all-American Hummer for $150 million"

Laptop turnaround is days longer than guaranteed, immediately has to go
back to fix unworked problems, then goes missing completely, for days.



Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
> What does that mean in the context of computers?
>
> DAS
>
> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
> ---
> "News" > wrote in message
> t...
>> Timeliness, reliability of work, tracking, for starters.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>> In what way?
>>>
>>> (I am a Toshiba man, though Lenovo would be my 2nd choice probably.)
>>>
>>> DAS
>>>
>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>> ---
>>> "News" > wrote in message
>>> t...
>>>> IBM Thinkpad EZ-Serv isn't what it used to be.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>>>> Quite.
>>>>>
>>>>> Has the Lenovo lost any of its IBM appeal?
>>>>>
>>>>> DAS
>>>>>
>>>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>>>> ---
>>>>> "Michel" > wrote in message
>>>>> ...
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>> Independent auto analyst Tom Libby said trade is so interconnected now
>>>>>> that Chinese ownership of Hummer is unlikely to diminish its macho
>>>>>> appeal.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "I have always held that the Hummer brand has value in this market and
>>>>>> I consider it a viable competitor to Jeep," he said.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The Jeep had its origin in the U.S. military, he said, and still
>>>>>> benefits from "sort of a patriotism connection."
>>>>> [...]
>>>>>

>
>

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Old October 16th 09, 12:13 AM posted to rec.autos.makers.chrysler,rec.autos.makers.saturn
Dori A Schmetterling[_3_]
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Default "China buys all-American Hummer for $150 million"

Got it. One reason that I stayed with Tosh in preference to IBM was that
Tosh has an authorise workshop in central London not a million miles from me
so can deliver and collect machine, and even have some work done
"while-u-wait".

DAS

To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
---
"News" > wrote in message
t...
> Laptop turnaround is days longer than guaranteed, immediately has to go
> back to fix unworked problems, then goes missing completely, for days.
>
>
>
> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>> What does that mean in the context of computers?
>>
>> DAS
>>
>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>> ---
>> "News" > wrote in message
>> t...
>>> Timeliness, reliability of work, tracking, for starters.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>>> In what way?
>>>>
>>>> (I am a Toshiba man, though Lenovo would be my 2nd choice probably.)
>>>>
>>>> DAS
>>>>
>>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>>> ---
>>>> "News" > wrote in message
>>>> t...
>>>>> IBM Thinkpad EZ-Serv isn't what it used to be.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Dori A Schmetterling wrote:
>>>>>> Quite.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Has the Lenovo lost any of its IBM appeal?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> DAS
>>>>>>
>>>>>> To send an e-mail directly replace "spam" with "schmetterling"
>>>>>> ---
>>>>>> "Michel" > wrote in message
>>>>>> ...
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>> Independent auto analyst Tom Libby said trade is so interconnected
>>>>>>> now
>>>>>>> that Chinese ownership of Hummer is unlikely to diminish its macho
>>>>>>> appeal.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "I have always held that the Hummer brand has value in this market
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> I consider it a viable competitor to Jeep," he said.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> The Jeep had its origin in the U.S. military, he said, and still
>>>>>>> benefits from "sort of a patriotism connection."
>>>>>> [...]
>>>>>>

>>


 




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