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Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..')

From: Dan Hollis <goemon () anime net>
Date: Wed, 25 Jul 2001 13:14:05 -0700 (PDT)


On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 LBolton () geiger com wrote:

Your analogy is flawed.
The question is, should Firestone be responsible for someone going around
slashing the tires?  No they shouldn't.
Then why should Microsoft or any other software manufacturer be responsible
for the damage done by third parties?


Better analogy:

Microsoft is advertising "high security padlocks", but is instead selling
locks that dont work at all.

-Dan

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[-] Omae no subete no kichi wa ore no mono da. [-]

Current thread:

Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') LBolton (Jul 25)
- Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Dan Hollis (Jul 25)
  - Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Dave Stewart (Jul 25)
    - RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Matt Levine (Jul 25)
    - Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Dan Hollis (Jul 25)
    - Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Adam McKenna (Jul 25)
    - Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Joseph T. Klein (Jul 25)
    - Re: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Gary E. Miller (Jul 25)
    - RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Chance Whaley (Jul 25)
    - RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Dan Hollis (Jul 25)
    - RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Chance Whaley (Jul 25)
    - RE: product liability (was 'we should all be uncomfortable with the extent to which luck..') Gary E. Miller (Jul 25)

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