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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by tmpz22 on Saturday June 12, 2021 @02:51AM (#27482213)
> and US has proven unable to build a Mercedes

And yet neither the US or EU could affordably fix a Mercedes

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by ddalex on Saturday June 12, 2021 @03:52AM (#27482524)
> > and US has proven unable to build a Mercedes

> And yet neither the US or EU could affordably fix a Mercedes

Or an Apple product :))

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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by Hamuko on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:16AM (#27482659)
The problem with the Apple product is that it can't be repaired (try to swap in a new battery for an AirPod). The Mercedes can very much be repaired by any automotive shop. (And as a Mercedes owner, I can't understand what Americans are complaining about repair costs with Mercedes-Benz.)
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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by suction on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:13AM (#27482649)
Europeans buy new cars - Americans buy 15 year old 5th hand German cars that their previous owners mistreated harshly and expect them to be as reliable as brand new cars from the factory that are serviced at the recommended intervals. Mercedes is expensive, though - that's why rich people like them.
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Re:Europe is now a corporate also-ran. Can it recover its fo... by Hamuko on Saturday June 12, 2021 @04:17AM (#27482667)
I'm European and I drive a 10-year-old Mercedes-Benz so I don't understand where this data is coming from.
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