The Model T turns 100 today.
Ford's stock is down, it's hand is out, and tomorrow what amounts to a feature length anti-Ford commercial hits theaters. P and I went to a preview last night for "Flash of Genius", all about Bob Kearns (Greg Kinnear) the guy who invented the intermittent windshield wiper only to have it stolen by Ford. Maybe you are the company whose early idea of customer choice was to say that any color was fine on a car so long as it was black, and maybe you are the company who could knowingly sell a fire hazard on the logic that the wrongful death suits would be cheaper than a redesign. Clearly, you are tough. But this is the big leagues. You took away Greg Kinnear's wiper and you made him suffer. The nation may not forgive. Say you were wrong, say it was a different time in the industry. This press release makes it sound like you are loath to admit wrong and unwilling ever to give an inch. We are talking about a lovable Greg Kinnear here guys. Don't play with fire (again).
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