On Feb 6, 2011, at 8:28 PM, RussellMc wrote:

> good enough to be what it takes.

It seems to be big business to sell "alternative" technologies to the =20
third world, where the more popular technologies fail for reasons that =20
don't apply in the first world.  (Bogolights being a good example.)  =20
It may not support the high profit margins and development costs =20
needed to overtake popular technology in the first world, but there =20
are an awful lot of potential customers, and it's got that whole "feel =20
good" payback to it.
Hopefully such attempts are legitimate.  Intentionally (and actively) =20
defrauding the poor would be morally reprehensible (more so than the =20
sort of casual exploitation that many would claim happens all to often =20
already.)

BillW

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