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Was that a really run on statement that made little sense? 

Jim.
Matt Magee wrote:

>My last Wal-Mart watch lasted 3 years at a cost of $10.  Sounds like a 
>good compromise to me.
>
>If the laptop lasts 3 years for $400, I think that's a reasonable 
>lifespan for a budget product.  Maybe it will, maybe it won't.  At $400, 
>it would be hard to pick between this new unit, or an older but higher 
>quality used laptop.  I suppose for 99% of the people out there, the 
>Wal-Mart junk is good enough.
>
>James P. Kinney III wrote:
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>>On Fri, 2005-11-04 at 16:16 -0500, Paul Cartwright wrote:
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>>>On Fri November 4 2005 3:40 pm, James P. Kinney III wrote:
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>>>>If WalMart sells it, it MUST be crap.
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>>>I've got a 15 year old watch I bought at Wal-Mart.. still running, on 
>>>it's 4th or 5th battery. The inside light is long gone, but it still 
>>>runs and does what I want it to do.
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>>Every once in a while, they screw up and sell a lemon. Your watch is one
>>of those. It hasn't broken yet thus denying WalMart a chance to sell you
>>a new one that is planned to break after 18 months.
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