Once again we are not talking about opinion here.  When you say this european ASA opinion on wording in one tv commercial in england is "mandating" change in US retailers wording it is dishonest.  When you imply the ASTM is performing and conducting testing on any product it is dishonest.  Not covering up with words at all, I have read the ASA opinion and simply stated you are attempting to decieve on what it says and what consequences it has.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 07/18/07 at 6:11pm:

 
Happy to help, absolutely no vacuum makers use either an IEC test lab or an ASTM test lab as neither do any testing for manufacturers.  Both publish standards to be used by labs.  As I have told you before Dyson used a well regarded 3rd party lab (Intertek) for it's testing to IEC standards.  I know you are quite fond of the hoover astm test and like believing or at least claiming because hoover uses it that makes it the industry standard, but despite your trying to falsely convince all that the ASTM ran the test all are still waiting to hear if hoover or a yet to be named independent lab ran those tests.

Quote from Carmine_Difazio on 07/19/07 at 12:25pm:

 
Help us out here.  By the "vacuum industry" are you reffering to yourself or is there an actual organization you are basing this on?  Also for the "vacuum industry's professional accreditation" do you actually send out "approved by Carmine" certificates?

Mike W.
 
I agree with you in part.  Why?  The other vacuum brands did not cost $400 plus.  And the other brands were well established in the industry with years of goodwill, trust, and a huge supply of credibility that could be "tapped" to overcome the "perceived" faults and flaws: HOOVER for example with the switch problem on the WT.  
 
I can't say the same about dyson, even if you and others MAY think you can.  Dyson may try and move on with business as usual but there are consequences of their actions and the ASA decisions for which the long term impact on dyson is still unknown.
 
Carmine D.

Hi HS:
 
I always do.  "Time will tell."  "Test of time."   Time is on the vacuum industry's side, not dysons.  Why?
 
Dyson's missteps and mistakes [like the false product claims which is the latest in a long string over the past 5 + years in the USA] are attributed directly to management's lack of knowledge and understanding of the vacuum industry and its history.  
 
Add to this lack of knowledge the extremely high prices of the dyson vacuum products; their mediocre performance at best; the lackluster dyson product support relying on partnerships with big box retailers like SEARS and BEST BUY rather than the vacuum industry experts; the increasingly better and less expensive bagless and bagged dyson competition [which dyson prophets said would all be eliminated after dyson arrived  ]; 500 overpaid and underworked dyson engineers; R&D dollars spent on all manner of dyson products diverting and scattering resources from its core business [vacuums] AND what do you get?  A mix of risky business ingredients.   As the song goes:  Something's got to give.  
 
Carmine D.