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BTW, after 1 1/2 years on the market, I still have not seen/heard of dyson AirBlades in use anywhere in the USA.  Has anyone else?  Any major/minor dyson sales of this product to US businesses like hotels, schools, restaurants, casinos, theaters, sports complexes and/or arenas, airports,city, state, county, municipal, federal gov't buildings?  Anywhere?  Even in homes yet?

My sense is that dyson would publish and broadcast this kind of information worldwide as a product promotion to win acclaim.  Any available information on the actual sales numbers and dollars of this dyson product yet? 

Carmine D.

We get nervous here just going to ATMs much less public johns.  You never know who's around and by the time you do there's usually no cops there to hear your screams . . .

I have seen/used just one high-velocity hand dryer here and it wasn't Dyson's.  Can't recall the brand name or the place I saw it, just that it looked rather like the usual type but had a high-bowered air blast that did the job quickly and relatively well.  There are other companies now manufacturing hand dryers claimed to dry your hands in as little as ten to fifteen seconds.  Most notable though was that the design of the machine I saw was totally uncomplicated and would only require two or three seconds to wipe clean. 

Dyson would have a hard time landing a deal with the city if the price on the Air Blade is not competitive with the more general type of hand dryer.  The finer points of the better mouse trap and the better hand dryer would probably go over the heads of most of the officials they'd have to pitch to but then again there's always bribery to fall back on when all else fails.

In any event, Dyson's design doesn't lend to easy clean up.  The folks tending to our subways and public areas though in no way lackadaisical about their work aren't much enthused by challenges so, again due to design, I think the Air Blade would suffer hit and miss maintenance.  Dyson would have to offer lowest possible cost plus strong assurances that maintenance is easy.

Best,

Venson

Re:  Airblade:  The Dyson annual report along with its Airblade, in the news.  Here.

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Is the article dated November 5, 2007 and/or May 11, 2007?  I'm inclined to believe it is May 11, 2007 and archived on November 5, 2007.   If that is the case, the information is for 2006 calendar year, not 2007.

Carmine D.

Carmine D.