Re:Argument over data format, not availability (Score 1)

I can indeed say "corporate welfare". And I detest it, except in rare situations where it's the lesser of two evils and the alternative would negatively impact the public, as in the late 1980's with Unisys...they were about to go bankrupt and were bailed out by the government so the NEXRAD network could be completed without having to out for bid again, a decade-long process the first time around. Well, even then I detest it, but in situations like that there's not a lot you can do about it. Today, Unisys provides some of the most hideous "services" available, and have continually worked to keep all sorts of data to themselves (such as NEXRAD data, which eventually failed, fortunately). I think it's only a matter of time before they go under, this time for good.