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Politics : Ask Michael Burke

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To: Knighty Tin who wrote (59891)5/20/1999 5:28:00 AM
From: Don Lloyd  Read Replies (1) of 132070
 
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"...Several years ago Verne Estes .. founder of the Estes model rocket company ... noted that his typical customer bought a total of six model rockets over time but assembled none of them. They sat in closets and garages but not a drop of glue was ever applied. Despite sales of more than 30M units, the best that model rocketry has to offer is frequently referred to as "psssst .. pop ... thud"... "

The ultimate inventory channel-stuff. Applicable to the business plans of the manufacturers of Planet-Buster Doomsday devices.

With the recent satellite launch reliability, there is a lesson to be learned from the amateurs. -g-

Regards, Don
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