In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>,
John Doe #N <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>[1] An OEM may not be always be able to void a warrantee for objectively
>bogus reasons,
>e.g., a car manufacturer probably couldn't get away with dropping a
>drive-train warrantee
>because you used generic oil that fullfilled published specs.
Well, manufacturers certainly behave this egregiously today; Ross
Anderson's new book (I believe it was) tells of great things like
printers checking the model of toner catridge installed, and
automatically degrading the image if a 3rd-party cartridge is
being used.
- Ian