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From: swarren@convex.com (Steve Warren)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
Subject: Re: Trouble with A3000 memory installation
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Date: 27 Aug 90 14:53:28 GMT
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In article <1990Aug25.171112.21172@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) writes:
>In article <1990Aug25.070613.25278@fs-1.iastate.edu> skank@iastate.edu (Skank George L) writes:
                                    [...]
>>                         IMPORTANT NEWSFLASH!!!
>>
>>     My dealer informed me Tuesday that Commodore has adopted a TOUGH
>>new policy with respect to the new one year warrenty.  All new Amigas
>>are shipped with a SEALED case,if this seal is broken the warrenty is
>>automatically voided.
                                    [...]
>	I'll give Commodorians here a chance to deny this before
>I lose it, but if this is true: WHAT IDI*T MADE THIS POLICY! All
                                    [...]
If I was responsible for backing up the warranty on a machine like
the 3000 full of static sensitive surface-mount components, I would
not want consumers poking around in it.  Even qualified technicians
sometimes destroy parts as a result of static discharge.  What % of
average consumers would understand and take proper precautions, even
if instructions were included detailing the procedure?

Your ill-conceived flaming is unreasonable and irrational.  Allowing
consumers to poke around in warranteed equipment like this could
bankrupt a company.

Give CBM a break.  You can't poke around in your Amiga and expect
Commodore to pay for what will probably prove to be your own mistakes.
If you're good enough to be in there then you're good enough to fix it
if it breaks.

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