Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!lll-winken!scooter!netsys!vector!nobody From: dmkdmk@uncecs.edu (David M. Kurtiak) Newsgroups: comp.dcom.telecom Subject: Re: AT&T alleges dumping Message-ID: Date: 10 Jan 89 14:58:48 GMT Sender: chip@vector.UUCP Lines: 36 Approved: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-Submissions-To: telecom@bu-cs.bu.edu X-Administrivia-To: telecom-request@vector.uucp X-TELECOM-Digest: volume 9, issue 11, message 4 Mr. Higdon: Your reply was well put, and I have to agree with most of what you said. It was also well supported with current market issues. My original followup was based on the interpretation of what you were saying was just to knock *everything* made here, and that we as a country CANNOT compete. That was the "knee-jerker" -- you originally just about busted everything and anything without any support other than "typical American attitude." I just simply can't buy that line of thought. Now I can see what was really behind the issue with a backed up response. I will somewhat apologize for the initial defensive attitude now that its more clear that it wasn't just a bashing without cause. (hey, we're as American as the next guy!) :-) There have been several occasions were a US made product hasn't met my expectations or has crapped out before its time. But to generalize that *all* US made products fall into that category wouldn't be fair either. You may be perfectly right about the "smokescreen" that the dumping issue may have on the real, underlying problems US manufacturers are facing. Instead of takeovers and boardroom games, more attention should be directed at the quality and INNOVATION of products. If the products are *that* much better, they will sell despite the price until another (possibly foreign) manufacturer comes in and drowns the market. I guess that MARKETING is more important at that stage, hunh?? Whatever - your points are good, especially about the others hoping we never wake up... There are some products out in the market that are maufacturerd here and are making very impressive sales both domestically and internationally. Perhaps more should follow those success stories instead of being more concerned with personal greed... ---- David M. Kurtiak Internet: dmkdmk@ecsvax.uncecs.edu Bitnet: DMKDMK@ECSVAX.BITNET UUCP: dmkdmk@ecsvax.UUCP {gatech,rutgers}!mcnc!ecsvax!dmkdmk