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From: tgoose@eng.umd.edu (Jason Garms)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.hardware
Subject: Re: Price cuts on motherboard upgrades ???
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Date: 22 May 91 19:43:17 GMT
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In article <674452930.0@blkcat.FidoNet>, Charlie.Mingo@p4218.f421.n109.z1.FidoNet.Org (Charlie Mingo) writes:
> gaynor@agvax2.ag.ohio-state.edu writes:
> 
> --> Something I thought of... isn't a manufacturer required to support a
> --> product, at least in parts and service, for 10 years after the product is
> --> officially discontinued?  Or are there particular caveats to that?  (I 
> --> confess ignorance here, this is something I have recently heard of).
> 
>     What would be the source of this obligation?  I really doubt that this
> is the case.
> 
> 
>  * Origin: mingo@well.sf.ca.us  mingo@cup.portal.com (1:109/421.4218)

Where's the call for class-action suits against IBM over the PCjr???
Or maybe Apple is the only one obligated to _serve_ their customers!

Apple is a good company when it comes to availability of parts for
discontinued machines.  You can still get parts for the original Apple II+,
the ImageWriter I, and even the Lisa.  (granted they are not cheap, but
to some people this service is more valuable than buying a new system and
switching their entire software system over.)

You mention "Something I thought of..."  did you think this requirement up?
or did you read it somewhere?  (Is it merely wishful thinking?)
-- 
Jason Garms
tgoose@eng.umd.edu