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Old 03-11-2013, 12:14 AM   #177 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by JRMichler View Post
I'm not convinced that any of this is new to the engineering departments of the big manufacturers. Being an engineer myself, I would bet that the engineers are tearing their hair out with frustration that management won't listen to them. And that those same engineers have done work way beyond anything said in this thread.
I bet this statement is VERY true. Competition improves the breed, so there's only a need to be half a step better than anyone else at a given time and that equals slow progress. If the shareholders are happy, it ain't broke so don't fix it.
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