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From: jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu (Jim Wright)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amigas -- why the 90 day warranty?
Message-ID: <1630@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu>
Date: 18 Oct 89 17:22:39 GMT
References: <1989Oct15.021329.2118@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Reply-To: jwright@atanasoff.UUCP (Jim Wright)
Organization: Iowa State U. Computer Science Department, Ames, IA
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In article <1989Oct15.021329.2118@ddsw1.MCS.COM> karl@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Karl Denninger) writes:
| All the common PC compatibles (including the ones we sell) have a one year
| warranty, including local service (on-site for some).  Commodore, on the
| other hand, has a measly 90 day warranty.

While this isn't really an answer, I thought it was interesting.  Apple buys
hard drives from Quantum.  Quantum gives Apple a two year warranty.  Apple
gives Mac buyers a 90 day warranty.  From day 91 on the buyer pays.  So who's
making money?  :-)

[Yes, I know that recently Apple has extended their warranty, due to huge
numbers of drive failures.]

-- 
Jim Wright
jwright@atanasoff.cs.iastate.edu