> Shovels break, light bulbs burn out. Then you go buy another one, and there's a good chance it's better than the earlier one. Not in my experience. Almost al

> Shovels break, light bulbs burn out. Then you go buy another one, and there's a good chance it's better than the earlier one. Not in my experience. Almost always the new ones are improved only in one respect: profitability. Generally this means they have used cheaper components, lowered the cost a bit, and made an inferior product. Ok. End of tangent.