Well. Typical Chinese. If they can make a buck by screwing a customer over, they will make the buck. You know Keizen? From Japan? The continuous improvement of

Well. Typical Chinese. If they can make a buck by screwing a customer over, they will make the buck. You know Keizen? From Japan? The continuous improvement of products.. Chinese have something similar. Geizen. ("to be stingy"). Geizen, the continuous deterioration of product quality to increase profits. Same a millimeter in the thickness of the case. Use cheaper steal, make the cables shorter. The thing needs 6 screws? It will hold fine with 5. Will even hold with only 4. Maybe 3? And if Microsoft gives a buck to lock the consumer in, why bother telling him? All part of Geizen.