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RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with t he extent to which luck..')
From: Roeland Meyer <rmeyer () mhsc com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 00:05:13 -0700
From: William Allen Simpson [mailto:wsimpson () greendragon com] Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 11:43 PM
Perhaps a different approach is in order -- product liability.
Network operators have been injured by the distribution of buggy software from M$. We need to be compensated for our time and expenses. End users need to be compensated for their costs to upgrade. A check in the mail would be a better incentive to administrators than "automatic" updates.
Now *there's* a thought. However, all software companies carry product liability insurance. It's sometimes called a shrink-wrap license. You might actually try reading it the next time you purchase and install software.
Current thread:
- RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with t he extent to which luck..') Roeland Meyer (Jul 25)
- RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with t he extent to which luck..') Daniel Senie (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') William Allen Simpson (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') David Charlap (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') William Allen Simpson (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Miles Fidelman (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with theextent to which luck..') William Allen Simpson (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') David Charlap (Jul 25)