Thanks, Segway
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Posted 07 April 2009 - 09:14 PM
http://news.yahoo.co...l_motors_segway
-Janet
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Posted 08 April 2009 - 10:02 AM
#3
Posted 08 April 2009 - 10:20 AM
Edited by Slowlegs, 08 April 2009 - 10:21 AM.
#4
Posted 08 April 2009 - 10:28 AM
Slowlegs, on Apr 8 2009, 10:20 PM, said:
#6
Posted 09 April 2009 - 11:35 AM
nomis, on Apr 8 2009, 11:02 AM, said:
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Posted 09 April 2009 - 11:45 AM
#8
Posted 09 April 2009 - 05:11 PM
Sorry, call me a cynic. When I read about this I immediately thought of the animated film Wall-E where people have been floating around in personal hovercraft for so long that their bones can't even bear weight anymore.
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Posted 09 April 2009 - 10:05 PM
hooplady, on Apr 9 2009, 05:11 PM, said:
Sorry, call me a cynic. When I read about this I immediately thought of the animated film Wall-E where people have been floating around in personal hovercraft for so long that their bones can't even bear weight anymore.
Yes, quite the cynic (you told me to call you that though!)
On the "filthy consumer pig" issue. Thing is, if they hadn't opened them up to the mass market the research and development which went into them would probably have cost the same, if not more. Secondly, if they chose to limit the first version to the wheelchair market the initial cost would probably have been $100000 per unit because of the number of sales to development cost ratio. I think with these things it is better to do things the way they have done it as it reduces the cost for all. If everyone used a wheelchair you'd probably get a good one for under $300. It's just how mass markets work.
Edited by Slowlegs, 09 April 2009 - 10:10 PM.
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