That would imply they're elite...

...what US public are you referring to as "an informed public"? As someone with a general public facing job in the US, I can assure you that the general population is not well informed.

Sony also makes one of the most ridiculous microphones currently produced.

Yeah...about that...a large plurality (48%) of the world's pharmaceuticals come from India. Next largest slice of the pie isn't the US, it's Europe (as a block, so kind of cheating) with 22%, then China with 13%, and then the US with 10% (remainder 7% comes from other nations). In the US alone, more than 10% of pharmaceuticals come from India. The US's pharma exports are a paltry 94.39 billion USD and imports on pharma are 212.67 billion USD, so acting like the US is the big powerhouse of reliable pharma feels disingenuous.

Your points about US exports often requiring a high degree of skill, education, and sometimes a trusted supply chain (referencing the trackers in the nVidia shipments for example), sound legitimately valid. Throwing the pharmaceutical example in there seems to (to my reading, at least) diminish those points.

The United States Department of Defense, the United States Navy, the nation of Iceland, Ernie Ball, the world's most valuable retailer, London Stock Exchange, and many more, just to name a few...

Wells Fargo has always been a bank.

“Sometimes the only way to win is not to play.”

"I don't care about poor people," Fixed your version of his version of the quote for him.

It was actually a fantastic take on the recording industry. From the aptly named band, Du Jour to the marketing being everywhere, it was impressive. Shame that it didn't do well.

FTFY. Guarantees legally have a different meaning than warranties. If my company offers a guarantee on a product and anything goes wrong, they have to repair/replace. If we only offer a warranty on the product, we warrant it against defects for that timeframe.

Interestingly to me, my understanding was that lifetime warranty/guarantee/support had legally-binding requirements that companies had to set aside certain amounts of capital to legally claim. It's partially why my company trained me to say, "Unlimited support," as opposed to, "Lifetime support."

Ivacy re-instated my "lifetime" plan after I bitched about it to their customer service.

So, "Essential," "Extra," and, "Premium," aren't different tiers? Essential doesn't have a game catalog included. Extra has the game catalog and Ubisoft+ Classics. Premium has everything Extra has as well as trials, game streaming, and Sony Pictures Catalog. Source

I don't know about the House, but Truth Social is the only acceptable app for the executive branch, obviously!

I imagine that's more a commentary on the fact that the, "Service Contractor," was taking so long to get out there and do the repairs.