I've come to the conclusion that one can't say anything here without someone trying to make it personal.
Neither you nor anyone other than Jim knows "the original intention of this thread." My interpretation of Jim's original statements were that he finds it a bit puzzling and off-putting that Facebook has become extremely successful when its primary money making enterprise is data mining, while at the same time presenting itself as a place to promote the maintaining of old friendships and the creation of new ones, and with no actual, tangible, manufactured product. I took this as being a comparison of that approach to Jim's company, which makes money by developing and providing actual, physical products that perform a useful task. Perhaps you read Jim's statement differently. That's fine, but it doesn't make my statement any less relevant, and it doesn't make it at all misleading. And it doesn't warrant a personal criticism. :angry:
