Re: The Most Dishonest Prouct/System Launch in History?

DAB sounds worse than FM wrote:

> Can anybody think of a more dishonest product or system launch than
> DAB?

DAB is not dishonest but the people who have control over it's promotion
and operation are.

I doubt those who designed it would have thought that some cretin would
come along and squeeze in double the amount of services beyond what it
was intended to do.

DAB has been a lesson to all engineers in many ways.

> Yesterday's interview where they had a "debate" on BBC Radio 4 with
> both the debaters supporting DAB just about sums up the way the BBC
> has handled the issues over DAB.
>
> It reminds me of the time a BBC Reception Advice engineer honestly
> advised a listener to stick with FM for the best audio quality and he
> ended up being severely reprimanded by senior BBC staff for being
> honest.

I don't think BBC Reception Advice has many engineers in old fashioned
sense of the word (A person who is educated and trained in broadcast
electronics). They are more call centre advisors.

> Yesterday's "debate" about DAB just ended up being an opportunity to
> promote DAB.
>
> What has happened to this country that makes such dishonesty
> acceptable?


Start at the very top and that is Parliament, New Labour and coming
soon 'the New Tory party'. I make no wonder nobody can be bothered
to vote.

J
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