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- From: umcho000@ccu.umanitoba.ca (Connie Cho)
- Subject: Re: DISRUPT 7.1 LINES
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- References: <mike_steiner-091192170242@192.35.50.131> <HHT3TB15w165w@mantis.co.uk>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 15:42:03 GMT
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- In article <HHT3TB15w165w@mantis.co.uk> mathew <mathew@mantis.co.uk> writes:
- >mike_steiner@qm.claris.com (Mike Steiner) writes:
- >> You're half right, though. Apple is in it for the money, but not just for
- >> the money. If Apple were in it just for the money, they would be making MS
- >> DOS clones and would have dropped the Mac long ago.
- >
- >You're kidding. Apple would *never* be able to make money selling MS-DOS
- >clones.
- >
- >No MS-DOS user would put up with being told that he has to visit his dealer
- >in person before they'll deign to sell him a computer. No MS-DOS user would
- >wait two weeks for that machine to be delivered. No MS-DOS user would wait
- >four weeks for it to be repaired. No MS-DOS user would buy a machine
-
- Actually, I have a friend who waited eight weeks for his 286 to get
- its powersupply (the 3rd one) replced. He bought it from a local
- discount outlet and took it back there since it was under warranty. But
- repairs are done in Toronto, so he was told it would be about 2 weeks.
- Nope. I think he had to threaten them before they located the computer
- somewhere, and got it back to him. He was esp. pissed at losing all
- the warranty time.
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