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...best that companies forced to deal with a product recall can hope for is that the product in question was never very popular in the first place. That's the case for Segway, the maker of the futuristic two-wheeled "personal transporter" that was supposed to revolutionize how we all get around. Except the Segway being recalled happens to be the company's flagship product, and the limited scope of the recall shows once and for all- as suspected by pretty much anyone with a pair of eyes and a passing interest in the device-how relatively...
...This is something Segway, Inc., has been extraordinarily reluctant to divulge, saying only that it has so far sold tens of thousands of the machines, and that its business is growing at a 50% annual rate. Well, that description was technically correct - very much so. Turns out, Segway has sold only 23,500 of the transporters. Now it?s clear why its executives were so coy about the details...
...reading this issue while going on my own personal quest through Istanbul - a part of Marco Polo's voyage - and Turkey's interior made the reading an even more pleasurable experience. Congratulations to the entire team behind this project; you have outdone yourselves. Shruti Bajpai Gurgaon, India Segway Seeks to Conquer I agree that the Segway is a technological marvel, but its developers are missing the point entirely when analyzing its poor market penetration [Aug. 21]. The perspective from here in Middle America is that their product is nothing more than an expensive toy for the rich and stylish...
...daughter-in-law has multiple sclerosis and uses a Segway in the house. She had her car adapted for ease in getting the Segway into the back of her station wagon. She told me that it has made her life much more fulfilling. Now she can take the dog for a walk, go shopping, meet with her friends--in general, she's much more mobile. This is a miracle machine. JOE BLATNER Vancouver, Wash...
Dean Kamen could make his Segway the transporter of this century simply by sprinkling a few on college campuses across the country. Our young people would acquire another addiction, along with their iPods and notebook computers. Once indoctrinated, they would spread the seeds after graduation. DAVID P. BOGARDUS Portland...