-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 18-Oct-2015 10:38 <=-   
      
    >  DS> That is my logic to Microsoft constantly "forcing" people to upgrade.   
    >  DS> "If it ain't broke, don't fix it".   
    > For sure.  :)  And for the record, I checked the "new" laptop... it's a   
    > Pentium... but not particularly new...  ;)  The battery/charging system   
    > is in much better shape than the old one... so I guess we had gotten to   
    > the "I guess it's broke enough to fix" stage...     
       
    DS> The technology is changing so rapidly that it's dizzying. And, the   
    DS> batteries for laptops, cellphones, ham radio handi-talkies, etc. run   
    DS> down so darn fast. If someone could create a portable, LONG LASTING   
    DS> battery, they'd be laughing all the way to the bank...   
      
   Some batteries do last fairly well... as long as one doesn't make too   
   much demand on them... And there have been some portable recharging   
   devices being made now, that can recharge your devices wherever and   
   whenever you need...  :)   
      
    DS> just like the guy who invented the "Loofa Dog". The dachshunds my   
    DS> late wife and I had LOVED them...and would tear them to shreds in   
    DS> no time.    
      
   I suppose if you (ok, the dogs) were consuming them in large quantities,   
   it probably did produce a large profit for someone... not necessarily   
   the inventor, though...  :)   
      
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