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There do appear to be cultural differences highlighted here, as well as the individual differences that are common to all cultures. The 1st individual difference is the credit card or not. I don't have one. I will never have one. I have a debit card - I can't spend what I haven't got. Now that's perfect for me, I don't care whether the banks are happy with it or not. I pay the bank for a service (a poor service often), I am the customer and I call the shots. I will not be "owned" by an organisation.

Cell phones (that's "mobile phone" in English!) I have an entry level Sendo mobile phone. Its pay as you go, I top up my credit ?5 at a time with a swipe card wherever I see the "top up" sign. It texts, it phones, it plays games, it has an alram clock and a colour display. It is mine, I own it. This is pretty much the preffered way to own a phone in the circles I move in (i.e. no billing from a service provider).

Under no circumstances whatsoever will I (or most of the people I know) willingly become owned by cash hungry hardware manufacturers. My hi fi, my CDs, my tapes, my vinyl, my mini disks - they are mine. I own them. My synthesisers, drum machines, mixer - all mine. I own them. I own the music I create. My PC - Mandrake Linux 9.2, I own the hardware, I own the software. No Redmond spyware or phone home tech going on there, I havent run Windows at home since Win 95.

So basically I am proud to represent a sub-class of people who refuse - and will contine to refuse - to be owned by a faceless corporation. Especially a convicted monopolist one from America!
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Until Bush/Kerry-like guys and their BOSS are in power ? say NO.  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
Who has the most money?  voska | 05/13/04
Contact your nearest mental health professional immediately  ShadeTree | 05/13/04
not very smart are you  blahblahblah | 05/13/04
blahblahblah, ShadeTree gave you a good advise he was followed. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
OK, blahblahblah, ShadeTree. Let?s try an IQ test for you.  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
Take yiur silly political statements somewhere else.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
No_Ax_to_Grind, you did not pass the test. I am very sorry. (NT)  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
Vily, you are indeed a very sorry person.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
So, you think nothing is wrong with the industry & country. That?s new.(NT)  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
Bush & USA = good, Saddam = bad...  prime21 | 05/13/04
Do you know US said Saddam OK to attack Kuwait? Is that democracy too? (NT  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
Ha. Ya right! ROTFLMAO...  prime21 | 05/13/04
To prime21 about pathetic existence. I have the mirror - take a look in.  Vily Clay | 05/13/04
good, keep it costly  blahblahblah | 05/13/04
WIll it happen in the US? Of course it will.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Someone steals your RFID chip hammer and kills someone.  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
Dead is dead, RFID has nothing to do with it.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
I know many people without credit cards  voska | 05/13/04
I pay mine off every month..  Patrick Jones | 05/13/04
You make my point for me. Thank you.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Not at my house...  Patrick Jones | 05/13/04
You name the tech. I'll show you its advantages.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
Ok....  Patrick Jones | 05/14/04
Tech is cool so long as our hardware remains OUR hardware  Xunil_Sierutuf | 05/13/04
You must be dreaming.  No_Ax_to_Grind | 05/13/04
On ownership  jellyclock | 05/14/04
What you just said..........  middle of nowhere | 05/14/04
Without limits is O.K. but........  pj-xmesh | 05/15/04

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