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Politics : Formerly About Applied Materials

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To: Ian@SI who wrote (31373)	7/12/1999 12:11:00 PM
From: Math Junkie	Read Replies (1) of 70976

At NO time did I say that National's quality concerns were invalid. What I DID object to was the comparison of capital equipment to consumer products, with no seeming awareness of the fact that those two industries have different problems, and different cost issues. As for "Quality is Free" vs. "Quality Costs" as a philosophy, I have a problem with either point of view being applied without regard to where a given product is on the cost/reliability curve. The point is to spend design dollars where they will do the customer the most good. If customers have reliability issues, then that is evidence that more needs to be invested in making the necessary improvements. Finally, I must say that I resent your attempt to extract personal information from me so that you can attack my employer. It appears to be nothing more than an attempt on your part to silence a point of view which you find inconvenient, and are unable to refute by other means.

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