On Tuesday 28 Oct 2003 8:34 pm, Schwartz Avi wrote: > On Oct 28, 2003, at 14:21, Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Tuesday 28 Oct 2003 8:11 pm, Schwartz Avi wrote: > >>>> I'd get upset if mandrake even thought about paying for it.. > >>>> > >>>> LG, should be paying for it because the problem is with > >>>> them.. not mandrake.. > >>>> The only thing mandrake have to do, is put in the workaround.. > >>>> which they already have it seems. > >>> > >>> Franki, I totally agree with you. Unfortunately many people > >>> have mouths bigger than brains. > >>> > >>> Anne > >> > >> Anne, > >> > >> Your comment was not about me, right? > > > > My comment was not aimed at you. It was aimed at the many people > > I see on the Internet who shout loudly without bothering to find > > out whether there is any truth in the statements or not. > > > >> Now let me ask you a question. If Microsoft had released a new > >> version of Windows that so happened to destroy CD drives, would > >> you be as generous as you are to Mandrake or would you scream > >> from the top of your lungs for Microsoft to pay for the damage? > > > > Absolutely, Avi. There are many things I dislike about M$, but I > > would not hold them responsible for something over which they > > have no control. If you look back on the list you will see that > > I do not go in for gratuitous M$ bashing. > > I don't know if would have been as nice as you. I installed 9.2 for > a friend on his IBM laptop. While using it, the machine locked > solid and would not boot anymore. It claims not to find the HD > anymore. In this case *I think* the laptop's problem is a genuine > hardware problem, but if I was convinced that the damage was done > by an OS, I am not sure I could have stayed calm. Replacing an out > of warranty laptop CD drive can be a *very* costly endeavor. > That I can understand, Avi. It's hard to think calmly when your guts are being twisted <g> In the case of the LG drives it appears to be clear-cut, but whether LG can be made to bear the cost remains to be seen.
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