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- From: ian@nasser.eecs.nwu.edu (Ian Sutherland)
- Subject: Private product evaluation agencies (was: Might be a FAQ)
- Message-ID: <1992Dec26.195427.16095@eecs.nwu.edu>
- Sender: usenet@eecs.nwu.edu (Mr. Usenet)
- Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University
- References: <1992Dec23.235101.25162@dartvax.dartmouth.edu> <1992Dec25.204128.5929@eecs.nwu.edu> <KNY=FC@engin.umich.edu>
- Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 19:54:27 GMT
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- In article <KNY=FC@engin.umich.edu> positron@engin.umich.edu (Jonathan Scott Haas) writes:
- >This already *has* happened. Look at the Underwriters' Laboratories.
- >Look at the Consumer's Union (and its publication, Consumer
- >Reports). How many people base their decisions to buy a product
- >based on what CU says about it in CR?
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- It's already happened for the sorts of products that these publications
- cover. The thread started out talking (among other things) about
- things like drugs and medical treatments. Can anyone think of any
- problems that would occur if evaluation of medical treatments were
- handled by such private companies?
- --
- Ian Sutherland
- ian@eecs.nwu.edu
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- Sans Peur
-