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> > Seems a bit grippier than I'd expect of
> > vintage tires,

> Yeah, like they use vintage tyres.

> WTH has open source market share have to do with IT...  Economics maybe, not
> IT..

> OK perhaps I worded it wrong, Ive been known to do that and more than likely
> it isnt the last time..

> OK then.  "There is a reason why MS isnt losing Market Share to the open
> source communtiy".  Better?  Sheesh, just a bit ***are we?

> source hasn't any market share", I'm

>>guessing you don't work in IT?

>>>Seems a bit grippier than I'd expect of
>>>vintage tires,

>>Yeah, like they use vintage tyres.

> Uh...yeah, like the treaded, DOT-legal 5.25M-13's on the Elan or the
> pathetically undersized 5.50/6.00-15's of the Vette (trying to contain 550NM
> of torque).  The 'Vette seems properly gripless, but the Elan sticks
> amazingly well.  Guess that's what 1450lbs will do for you, even with hard
> compounds and period-correct aspect ratios.

> I believe the '76's can run slicks; that should be interesting.  Lots of
> power and mechanical grip without much in the way of downforce.  Yum...

> >>>Seems a bit grippier than I'd expect of
> >>>vintage tires,

> >>Yeah, like they use vintage tyres.

> > Uh...yeah, like the treaded, DOT-legal 5.25M-13's on the Elan or the
> > pathetically undersized 5.50/6.00-15's of the Vette (trying to contain
550NM
> > of torque).  The 'Vette seems properly gripless, but the Elan sticks
> > amazingly well.  Guess that's what 1450lbs will do for you, even with
hard
> > compounds and period-correct aspect ratios.

> > I believe the '76's can run slicks; that should be interesting.  Lots of
> > power and mechanical grip without much in the way of downforce.  Yum...

> Do they use vintage *** compounds?

> WTH has open source market share have to do with IT...  Economics maybe, not
> IT..

> OK perhaps I worded it wrong, Ive been known to do that and more than likely
> it isnt the last time..

> OK then.  "There is a reason why MS isnt losing Market Share to the open
> source communtiy".  Better?  Sheesh, just a bit ***are we?

>>>>>Seems a bit grippier than I'd expect of
>>>>>vintage tires,

>>>>Yeah, like they use vintage tyres.

>>>Uh...yeah, like the treaded, DOT-legal 5.25M-13's on the Elan or the
>>>pathetically undersized 5.50/6.00-15's of the Vette (trying to contain

> 550NM

>>>of torque).  The 'Vette seems properly gripless, but the Elan sticks
>>>amazingly well.  Guess that's what 1450lbs will do for you, even with

> hard

>>>compounds and period-correct aspect ratios.

>>>I believe the '76's can run slicks; that should be interesting.  Lots of
>>>power and mechanical grip without much in the way of downforce.  Yum...

>>Do they use vintage *** compounds?

> I think they use tires aged for years and years in some dank Belgian
> ba***t.  No, that was Lance Armstrong.  Wrong sport.

> Better compounds for sure, but there's only so much you can do with 5-6
> inches of relatively hard compound, treaded DOT *** and 70+ series
> sidewalls.

>> OK perhaps I worded it wrong, Ive been known to do that and more than
>> likely it isnt the last time..

>> OK then.  "There is a reason why MS isnt losing Market Share to the open
>> source communtiy".

> The same reason IE's userbase isn't being eroded by Firefox?