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I miss the old days in the 60's when Lockheed would produce a mach-3 capable spy plane in a few short months. Now they're pulling a BMW and selling subscription
by whalesalad 3y ago
I miss the old days in the 60's when Lockheed would produce a mach-3 capable spy plane in a few short months. Now they're pulling a BMW and selling subscription services for heated seats.
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- corrigible 3y agoliterally just finished reading both "sled driver" and "skunkworks" and wow, those guys knew what they were about.
- p_l 3y agoLockheed tradition for bribery and lobbying goes back to 1950s (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_bribery_scandals)
- fransje26 3y agoThat knowledge, contrary to what used to be their core business, hasn't been lost apparently..
- fransje26 3y agoJust a bummer they didn't also go for what make Beamers appealing in the first place: quality and reliability.
- alephnan 3y agoIs this meant as sarcasm? BMWs and German cars are pretty bad for reliability, especially with respect to electronic failure. When it does work, it works great.
- fransje26 3y agoIt was not fully serious banter, yes. :-) > When it does work, it works great. That, unfortunately, does not currently apply the Lockheed dog though..
- NickC25 3y agoI wasn't alive for those, but I do too. I just don't understand why or how we as a society think it's a great idea to let defense contractors behave as if it's a public corporation that needs to increase revenue every quarter. That to me is a huge national security risk - your top weapons manufacturer bases its decisions off how much money it could make versus how it would affect defense readiness....and ex-military turned lobbyists (or board members) see nothing wrong with that.