Yet, says Mistry, it had its disadvantages: "Part of the tragedy of the educated middle classes in Bombay was this yearning for something unattainable that came from what they had read.
This openness to innovation, even to short-term personal disadvantage, is part of the enlivening team spirit engendered by Vaughan and, no doubt, the coach Duncan Fletcher.
Federer said on Saturday that he did not feel that Nadal would be at a disadvantage, in part because he had not dropped a set until he played Verdasco.
But Menard has managed to offset this disadvantage in part by investing $45 million in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Eau Claire.
Motorola may be at a disadvantage because part of its model's screen remains dark to make room for other components, leading some critics to suggest it resembles a "flat tyre".
These disadvantages prevent PART from being applied to realtime databases.
But if you do have employees, the SEP has disadvantages: More part-timers must be covered and there's less flexibility to design the plan to suit your needs.
And finally, the CRC reporting regime also has the disadvantage of being part of a scheme companies consider to be nothing more than an overly complicated stealth tax, caused by complex compliance procedures and the unexpected clawback of the original revenue recycling incentive.
Such factors, says Ober, will help Total overcome its political disadvantage in that part of the world.
However, the increased emphasis on, competition for, and value of patents shows that dismissing patenting out of hand can be a competitive disadvantage by foregoing part of the value proposition a company with IP can offer to a potential acquirer.
