PC> Until this "Approved is better" assumption is crushed, gullible
PC> people will continue to accept it and pay hundreds of dollars
PC> more for nothing but a static number that means nothing but
PC> "I'm scarred of Austel"

DD> I don't think anybody is suggesting "Approved is better",
DD> rather "Approved is LEGAL".

DD> A $12,000 fine may scar your wallet.

Corse there is the tiny matter of how likely that is too. When you
dont actually get fined anything even remotely like that for far far
worse stuff, its more than a tad unlikely. We happen to have decent
legal system here, its not up to Austel to just say 'pay me $12K'

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