...was secondhand from one of Roomie's co-workers:
"He wants to know what's going to happen in a couple years when suddenly China releases a bitwise copy of the 777?"
"Um, tell him Chinese-flagged carriers already have, like, more than a hundred of the things. Why wouldn't they just copy one of those instead of doing all this James Bond stuff?"
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They're copying the passengers too.
ReplyDeleteOh, well played!
ReplyDeleteWas Shatner on board? We haven't heard from him.
ReplyDeleteThe ones sold to Chinese carriers are copy-protected.
ReplyDeleteThey must have one hell of a 3D printer!
ReplyDeleteGerry
Way less expensive to buy a new one, with warranty, than to reverse-engineer and manufacture a copy.
ReplyDeleteBesides, China already makes parts for Boeing.
There's a simple explanation: The Rapture happened.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately for the rest of us, the only ones taken were on that plane.
No self-respecting super villain is going to BUY an something if they can steal it.
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