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All good points about gadgets. I get the same "chrome-lust," but my budget keeps me under control by forcing me to buy only what I need or can reasonably use, and holding onto it until it croaks. Hence, my Toshiba e330, plugged into a 6-year old Gateway computer that I've upgraded within an inch of its life (one more addition to it, and I'll be putting a dedicated smoke detector in the office).
Manufacturers surely don't help, but it is their job to make money... and unfortunately, they've discovered that planned obsolescence and new skins make them more money than actual innovation. And face it, if the public didn't respond by buying the not-really-new stuff, the manufacturers wouldn't sell it.
As I pointed out earlier, things will improve as some sites are weeded out... including those that have lackluster reporting, and those that bombard you with too-annoying animated ads.
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