Everett M. Greene wrote:
> David Harper <devnull@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
[SNIP]
>> This idea is, unsurprisingly, deeply unpopular among the manufacturers
>> of diaries and calendars, who have waged a vigorous and -- to date --
>> very successful campaign to prevent the World Calendar from being
adopted.
>>
>> David Harper ;-)
>> Cambridge, England
>
> I can't imagine calendar manufacturers being that upset by
> a different calendar. Most people use their calendars for
> appointments and other notes every year and will still
> need a new one each year. Day planners will still need
> new inserts every year. I'll still want new choo-choo
> train pitchers on my Union Pacific RR calendar each year.
>
> It's been rumored that other cor****ations are quite in
> favor of a change, so I doubt the calendar manufacturers
> can outpoint them if the desire for change is really
> there. Inertia, tradition, etc. is a more likely
> explanation for failure to adopt a better calendar. Of
> course, conversion is not a trivial matter.
Sorry, that was an attempt at humour :-)
David Harper
Cambridge, England
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