Miata Mailing List: December 1995, Message #72
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   From: a.mccombs3@genie.com
Subject: Re: List Etiquette
   Date: Fri, 1 Dec 1995 18:59:05 -0500

Aw, c'mon, Mike, I can't believe that you think the net will go commercial
in the future.  I mean, look back at other communications technology over
the past 50 years or so - where are the parallels?  Well, yeah, sure, TV has
commercials, but then we were all promised that pay TV would eliminate all
those hateful and disgusting commercials, with only one low, low monthly
payment.  They were almost right.  Those of you with CATV have that monthly
payment (I leave it to you to determine how low it is), and of course you
have no commercials with CATV.  (There are quite a few "sponsor messages"
and "product information announcements," however.)

OK, so you might argue from your point of view, that TV has gone commercial.
But what about other technology?  The phone company?  When was the last time
you were interrupted at dinner by an automated message trying to sell you
something?  Hey, I dunno about you, but this hasn't happened to me in
MONTHS!  (Because I haven't bothered to answer the nearly incessantly
ringing phone at dinner, in months.)

So, what has this to do with Miatas?  Well, pay for that cable service AND
watch those ads, AND answer that phone - you never know when you might find
out about a fabulous deal on a Miata or some aftermarket goodie you can't
live without - right?

              --Jack M. (don't bother to call, I won't answer) & KANSEI--