Speaking of cubes

From: Dave McGuire <mcguire_at_neurotica.com>
Date: Thu Oct 12 20:59:49 2000

On October 12, Sue & Francois wrote:
> This may be off topic but I just have to brag
> I just received my cobalt cube today whoo hoo.
> Its is not 10 years old yet but has just been made obsolete by SUN who
> bought Cobalt a couple of weeks ago.
> It's brand new never openned in the original box.
> I just can't wait to setup my server. But I have to for now though.
> That's it
> Thank you for reading, you may return to your normal occupation now.

  Wait a sec. Something you said made me stop and think for a minute.
YOU, an individual, own a thing. An action by a completely separate
group of individuals far far away have magically made the thing you
own *obsolete*?

  How is it that we, as a society, can have this happen?

         -Dave McGuire
Received on Thu Oct 12 2000 - 20:59:49 BST