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Date: Fri, 20 Jul 2001 05:58:36 +0200
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Vladmir,
> Partially true; just compare the % of cell phones in Switzerland and in the US...
This is what I said: Switzerland (and maybe a lot of other European countries) has a
sophisticated wireless system, which is not - or only weak - existing here in the
States. This does not mean that the US people do not have another exposure and another
behavior to distances (I notice that myself when we have Swiss friends for vacation
and drive more than an hour to LA only for dinner).
> it's not a question of availability, but affordability. I have DSL here for
> $49 a month and a cable modem in Switzerland is 90 CHF a month. For me it's
> too expensive..
Well, you're bad informed. Right now the monthly price for a cable access to the
Internet in Switzerland is CHF 49 for the basic access as well as CHF 15 for the rent
of the cable modem. Which is less expensive than your USD 49 for DSL.
> In the US, you can choose between $20 for 56K or $49 for cable/dsl
> In Switzerland, it's between 10.- and 90.-.
Nope. Even xDSL is less expensive than the 90.--
> offer a cable modem for 20.- a month and I'm sure it won't take that long.
I do not agree.
> For me, it is not explainable that if you want to transfer money from one
> account to another (in the same bank), that bank writes a check and send it via
> mail to the recepicient! (true story)
I know that the US banking system is extremely inconvenient and not at all our
standard (I have my experiences, too). I am not defending it. I simply say that the
whole system, the whole market differs.
> I still don't understand why I cannot send money from one account to another.
> All I need to know is the bank clearing number and the account number.
You are picking a single incidence from a whole system.
> If paying by check is maybe reliable... but way too slow!
Agree. But it's the market who decides.
> I am always amaized when I look at what Swiss people did achieved (remember,
> Swiss has _only_ 7 mio citizen):
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> - the Swiss banks
> - Novartis
> - Nestle
> - Kudelski
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> I think these are remarquable achievements. If you compare Switzerland with
> Austria, I don't know many Austrian companies ruling in their domains. Ok,
> maybe in ski racing :-)
Agree. But you forget all the great Swiss inventions which are marketed by foreign
companies in foreign countries - like let's say, the LCD, which was invented by a
Swiss guy, as far as I know. There are a lot Swiss inventions like that simply because
the Swiss government or - even more - the Swiss investors did not take as much risks
as, say, the US investors.
> These days, I think that US firms are taking less risks... just look at the
> Nasdaq.
Agree. But I said while Swiss investors take less risks, the Swiss market may be more
healthy.
Nicole
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