I was the happy owner of a Sharp Zaurus. A colleague and a relative both bought Zauruses (Zaurai?) on my recommendation.
Their spam to the list offends me, however, to the point that I will not offer any more of such recommendations. I intend to support linux-friendly vendors and avoid vendors who use spam as a marketing tactic. Sharp was waffling on linux-friendlyness (the PDA has a linux kernel but doesn't provide any way to sync with a linux laptop) and this puts them pretty far into the negative in my book. On Wed, Aug 28, 2002 at 09:31:17AM -0400, Kozikowski, Mark wrote: > Erich, > > Good comment. > > I too will ensure that Sharp products are not included in any future > systems that I or the company that I work for design. > > Mark > > -----Original Message----- > From: Erich Schubert [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 12:33 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; > [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Sharp SPAM [[EMAIL PROTECTED]: Special Price Offer for > Select Sharp Systems Products] > > > It appears that Sharp Systems systematically spammed writers to the > Debian-Laptop list, which certainly is an abuse of the debian lists. > (they did not spam the list, so they don't directly violate the > anti-spam rules of debian though) The spam arrived 12. Aug 2002. > I was spammed shortly after posting there about LCD screens, and a few > other posters confirmed my assumption that this resulted to that spam. > > The SPAM contained correct headers and was properly addressed, > mailserver was gatekeeperil2.sharpsec.com, which is registered to sharp > as well. It even refers to a probably correct Sharp Freecall number > (although i do not live in the USA, so i can't call it) > > I did NOT request any information from Sharp, especially not about LCD > screens (why should i buy an LCD screen in the States, where i have to > pay shipment to Europe, when i've got a 1600x1200 LCD in my non-Sharp > fine notebook?) > > It's a shame that a compaby i though once as a major player relies on > such dodgy - and in many countries ILLEGAL - methods of annoying > potential customers. Guess i'll drop them into my filter list, or > wait for them to spam me again, then sue them. > > Greetings, > Erich > > Well, i hope this public complaint and discredit, which most probably > be kept in the archives on the net for a long time will make them stop > doing such inpolite things and reconsider their marketing strategies... > I also now decided that I won't spend my money on a "Sharp Zaurus". > (I didn't really intend to buy any PDA anyway). > > ----- Forwarded message from Sharp Systems Marketing > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ----- > > Organisation: Sharp Systems of America > From: "Sharp Systems Marketing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Erich Schubert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Special Price Offer for Select Sharp Systems Products > > Erich Schubert, > Sharp Systems of America is offering its award-winning products at a special > price to select customers and companies! > Come to www.sharpsystems.com and look at our award winning line of notebook > PCs and LCD monitors. > >From now until September 30, 2002 you are entitled to receive a $100 rebate > when purchasing any of the following products from Sharp Place: Actius > MV10W, Actius UM30W or LL-T1820B LCD monitor. > Simply order your product from www.sharpplace.com, and send a copy of this > offer along with your on-line receipt from Sharp Place to: Sharp Systems, > 5901 Bolsa Ave, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 > For more info, check out our website, or call us at (800) BE-SHARP. > > *if you prefer not to receive mailings in the future, please send an email > to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- End forwarded message ----- > -- > erich@(mucl.de|debian.org) -- GPG Key ID: 4B3A135C > A polar bear is a rectangular bear after a coordinate transform. > Ein Freund ist ein Geschenk, das man sich selbst macht. > Humor sollte immmer dabeisein, auch bei Problemen. > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -- > To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
