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From: steveg@tove.umd.edu (Steve Green)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Mac Clones question at the end & (was Re: Dead mice)
Keywords: Mouse mice
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Date: 26 Oct 89 04:37:07 GMT
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In article <2529@ucsfcca.ucsf.edu> kscott@cca.ucsf.edu.UUCP (Kevin Scott) writes:
]In article <879@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU> mjkobb@media-lab.media.mit.edu (Michael J Kobb) writes:
]>Okay, well I've just come from our friendly campus computer center.  Anyone
]>want to comment as to why a replacement mouse for my Mac Plus, ...
]> ... costs $75 when it only contains:  4 pieces of custom plastic,
]
]In article <21104@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> pff@beach.cis.ufl.edu () writes:
]>Don't forget the Apple logo.
]>IT IS MADE AND SOLD BY APPLE!!!!! That's why.
]>As someone posted earlier: "I will show Apple the same amount of consumer
]>loyalty as they have shown customer loyalty."
]
]Agreed.  I have recently tried to fix a single key on my mac keyboard when the
]cap to the 'M' key broke off.  $50!!!  One might as well get a new keyboard
]rather than risk other keys being worn out as well.  I have heard stories about
]replacement disk drives being ripoff also.
]
]As far as consumer loyalty goes, why isn't there a mac clone out yet?  What does
]someone have to do, now that the look and feel suit is won, to make a mac
]compatible computer?

Sorry, but this is not the doing of Apple.  Its your firendly Apple dealer that
should be jailed for robing you.  I know of some dealers around here that would
only charge you $15.00 for the 5 minute repair.  Do you take your car to the
dealer to get a fan belt replaced???  Probably not because the local gas station
will do it for half the price.
When are those Pontiac clones coming out anyway?? :-)

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