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- From: aggie@wealthy.ocean.fsu.edu (I R A Aggie)
- Subject: Re: Authorized dealers--HAH!
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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 93 01:21:49 GMT
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- In article <1063581.2B613452@cmhgate.fidonet.org>,
- Adam.Frix@p18.f20.n226.z1.FIDONET.ORG (Adam Frix) wrote:
-
- > It's too late to call the Apple Customer Assistance Center today, but I'd like
- > to know if anyone else has gotten this song and dance. Better yet, I'd like
- > to know if this is indeed the truth--because I strongly suspect it is not.
- > Didn't this discussion hit the rounds on the net some time ago?
-
- Well, it's not clear cut. To wit (From the booklet: Getting Started with
- your Macintosh IIci, pg. 18):
-
- Installing expansion cards
-
- Warning: To avoid damaging your computer and expansion card, do not
- attempt to install any expansion card without first checking the Apple
- documentation for that card. If the documentation specifies that an
- Apple authorized dealer or service provider must install the card
- (usually because the installation require special training or tools),
- be sure to have your Apple dealer or service provider do the installation.
-
- Attempting to install the card yourself *may* [emphasis mine] void the
- Limited Warranty on your computer. If the card is not an Apple-labeled
- product, then check with an Apple authorized dealer or service provider
- to see if you can install it without voiding the warranty.
-
- ------------------
-
- As I read this, it means that it's up to the *service provider* to
- determine if the installation will void the warranty. I wonder what
- the average service provider will say?
-
- That's a rhetorical question. Of course they'll claim it voids the
- warranty. Every single stinking time, if they're more interested in
- turning a profit, instead of having happy and satisfied customers.
-
- James
-