Indeed they have.

"Ozturf grasses have been scientifically tested by the CSIRO for strength and long term ultraviolet stability."
(http://www.ozturf.com.au/products.html)

Swings and roundabouts -- if the mining boom collapses, our dollar will crash and exports will pick up some of the slack. On one hand, we'll have more expensive imports and perhaps less tax revenue, on the other hand, we'll see an upturn in manufacturing and local services.

30% of... ten million theoretical dollars!

It was?

I haven't posted here for years, and only read this article because it was on HackerNews. ;-)

I disagree. There is no third party in this case. If Apple forced you to sign with a specific carrier, that would be third line forcing. As it turns out, the iPhone is available in Australia from all three major carriers.

This is an issue of semantics, and of marketing strategy. A rose by any other name ... still evolved from its Rosoideae anscestors in the wild fields of Asia.

As the owner of Whirlpool, please moderate the parent as uninformed.

While I'm not in a position to provide an unbiased opinion of WebCentral, they do cater to a very important market -- people who need a premium quality service. If my experience with the $0 service they provide Whirlpool is any indication, WebCentral are not just technically excellent, their support system is outstanding and reactive. I can only imagine how much better they treat the customers who pay them.

Just because you only want the bargain service, doesn't mean everyone does.

And the only reason Whirlpool isn't blazing fast, is because we're running with a bunch of WebCentral's spare hardware. We're a community service, not a business.

Cheers
Simon Wright