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From: Renia <>
Subject: Re: NEW British-Genealogy.com BRITISH MAILING LISTS AND WEB SITE
Date: Sun, 23 Mar 2003 16:20:42 +0200
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Doug McDonald wrote:
> Renia wrote:

No I didn't. This is far too hi-falootin' for me! :-)


>
>>>>>THE problem with arguing for a worldwide standard in anything is that
>>>>>it is invariably an inferior product, tailored to the lowest common
>>>>>denominator, with the greatest marketing muscle that wins out -
>>>>>Windows, the VHS video format, Coca Cola and McDonalds hamburgers
>>>>>being classic examples!
>>>>
>
>
> Don't forget DAB and DVB-T!!!!
>
> HWOEVER, Coca-Cola is MOST EMPHATICALLY not an inferior product,
> at least not the Coca-Cola sold everywhere in the world except the
> USA ... ours (the USA) is indeed somewhat inferior since it uses
> fructose instead of sucrose.
>
> Doug McDonald


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