it cost way more because of it
I can attest to this. The previous TV I owned was a 35" Panasonic tube TV I bought in 1995. I paid about $1100 or so at the time. I just bought a 46" Samsung LED LCD 3D TV, and it was under $1000. And considering adjusting for inflation rates and such, that is a lot cheaper than what I paid for my old TV. $1100 was a lot of dough in the Clinton years...
However, my previous TV lasted 17 years and I have no doubt that the new one won't last anywhere near that long.
Have you ever tried installing Windows... and just let the machine sit there, never using it?
Yes, for an employee who was transferred off site and never used her system.
Even if you never used it, in a few short months, it will be unusable anyway.
Err, no. The system sat there for over 9 months of non-use. Works just fine even today. Of course once someone started using it for real it needed about an hour and a half of updating, but still running on the original OS install after sitting for a while not being used.
Judges can actually use common sense
No, the law doesn't work like that.
What this country needs is a good five dollar plasma weapon.