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January 2008
The Field Narrows
Edwards and Giuliani have called it quits. Edwards just didn't have enough support or money to draw enough votes. He also decided to withhold his endorsement lest he pick the wrong candidate. Rudy has no such worries and endorses the front-running McCain.
30 Jan 2008 Posted by MD Wong at 12:21:07
Don't Buy Sony Ericsson Phones
In November 2006, I purchased two Sony Ericsson Z525a cell phones. Within in three months, the screen on one phone turned blank white and could not be reset without being sent to a repair center. A few months later, the second phone had the same problem with the same result. Fortunately, the phones were still under warranty, so my only (not insignificant) cost was shipping. Unfortunately, the first phone is malfunctioning again and the warranty has expired.
A call to Sony Ericcson support proved fruitless. Since the phone was no longer under warranty, servicing the phone would cost over $100. That cost combined with the cost of shipping the phone a second time, exceeds the retail value of the phone. The support rep and her supervisors refused to waive the service fee and pretty much stonewalled me as far as connecting me to someone who could and would waive the fee or even replace the obviously defective phone.
Since 1999, I have had one Nokia and two Motorola's and all of them were reliable. In fact, I've gone back to using the last Motorola between phone repairs and it has been as reliable as the day I bought it in 2004. If only the Z525a's performed as well.
So now I'm left with a useless brick of a phone, the prospect of buying a new phone, and a lesson learned that Sony Ericsson does not care about the quality of its products or the customers that buy them. It used to be that if you bought something with the Sony name on it, you were assured that it would be the best product of it's kind on the market. Oh how the mighty have fallen.
One final note. It wasn't until after the first phone malfunctioned that I read the reviews on CNET that pointed out this particular problem with this phone. That means that everyone who bought this phone has probably had the same experience. In fact Sony seems to be aware of the problem. One of the things the support tech told me, was that the phone had to be TURNED off daily in order to ensure that the screen would not go blank. How ridiculous!
Sony made a bad phone, and the consumers are the ones who get stuck with the bill.
18 Jan 2008 Posted by MD Wong at 14:08:27
The Dem Nominee is Obama! No, it's Hillary! No, it's ...
Obama won in Iowa and was practically declared the nominee, and Clinton's prospects were bleak. Now Hillary wins in New Hampshire and becomes every pundits favorite. Why can't these media morons just shut up until Super (now dubbed Tsunami) Tuesday is over?
15% percent of Iowa's meager (compared to California's) population participated in the caucuses, yet the idiot talking heads declared Obama the HEAVY favorite going into New Hampshire. The NH poll numbers seemed to back them on that. But let's face it; declaring any of the top three candidates in trouble after Iowa was stupid. Depending on polls is even dumber. More and more, polls are less reliable as predictors for election results. I don't think people are truly honest with poll takers. Why should they be? It's no one's business how you intend to vote.
With Hillary's unexpected victory in NH, they're all falling over themselves trying to backtrack on their dire predictions of her demise. I guess they'll start pouncing on Edwards as the next to fall aside.
Considering how poorly Edwards responded to Clinton's emotional statements Monday, he probably deserves third place. I like Edwards. I think he would have won in 2004 if he had been able to stop Kerry. But his callous attitude was mean and petty. If he wants to blame anyone for his campaign's demise, he need only look in the mirror.
09 Jan 2008 Posted by MD Wong at 13:09:52
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