Clive wrote:

In message , Chris Tolley
writes
Not every Ford was an Edsel.
For it's day, I don't think there was anything wrong with the Edsel,
apart from its name, indeed they are now very valuable collectors items
in the States.

I know. However, the Edsel legend is built around the simple truth that
people declined to buy it. That's why I thought it appropriate to use as
an analogy in the context of the original question.
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