Tamas Rudnai wrote: > Does it mean that the economy is back in track? Or just other competitors > died out / lost reputation during the bad times? FWIW, I believe the economy is in worse shape than it was two years ago.=20 This doesn't mean that many companies aren't doing better now than they did= =20 before the crisis -- our revenues are up and growing, and I hear the same=20 thing from other business owners. It just means that the means to achieving= =20 this recovery are unsustainable: $3 trillion spent so far, and many people= =20 in high places are calling for more. Personally, I expect and am bracing fo= r=20 an inflationary depression (a long period of bad economic conditions & high= =20 inflation). As a family, we are stocking up on essentials (food, batteries, etc) and=20 firearms. As a company, we are trying to figure out how to deal with the=20 loss of cheap offshore labor after the yuan appreciates against the dollar,= =20 and with the loss of domestic market. Vitaliy=20 --=20 http://www.piclist.com PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .