XFAB's Plan for Explosive Growth in the Analog Design Market

1. Partner with LTspice (i.e., pay LT some money to get them to support encrypted spice models)
2. Get LT to support runtime loading of the encrypted model from the internet (i.e., even though encrypted, the model file cannot be possessed by the user on his computer - it will, however, be accessible to LTspice)
3. Get LT to enhance LTspice with some additional features that will make it more Cadence-like.
4. Sit back and rake it in as more and more college kids design and refine IP that everyone can use and that big companies then start to BUY!

A Better User Experience from US Airways Mastercard

Gots something in the mail that said, "Go Paperless statements and make a purchase by Dec 31 to get a $25 statement credit."

So I did. And? Phut. Nothing!

Calls customer service and they say that promotion ended Dec 31 and it'll take 6-8 weeks for you to get the reward.

Okay. Then, why not put the $25 credit on my account "grayed out" - you know what I mean - the statement balance won't reflect it, but, if you hover over it, you get info telling you what it's about, "thanks for participating in our Paperless campaign" or something.

Still, you got to be grateful for the dumbasses running these businesses. That's how we get to be here..