Who needs terrorists when we have Dell?

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:59:19 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:22:30 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

those who had their computers trashed were stuck with the costs
and inconvenience of putting things back together.

Sounds like fodder for a class action suit to me.

But Sony gave them a new CD:-))

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:16:17 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:59:19 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:22:30 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

those who had their computers trashed were stuck with the costs
and inconvenience of putting things back together.

Sounds like fodder for a class action suit to me.

But Sony gave them a new CD:-))

But Sony failed to compensate those computer users who were forced to
reinstall the OS on their computers as a result of the clandestine
malware foist upon them as a result of using Sony's product.
Presumably breaking the seal on the music CD didn't constitute
agreement to permit Sony to compromise the security of their
computers.

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 13:19:11 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:16:17 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 23:59:19 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Fri, 18 Aug 2006 16:22:30 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

those who had their computers trashed were stuck with the costs
and inconvenience of putting things back together.

Sounds like fodder for a class action suit to me.

But Sony gave them a new CD:-))

But Sony failed to compensate those computer users who were forced to
reinstall the OS on their computers as a result of the clandestine

And all the other soft ware. Then you need to take into account how
much data may have been lost. Sony installed software without
permission and in many cases after being told explicitly not to
install, so technically they don't get that "not responsible for" part
that goes with accepting a program.

BUT as far as Sony is concerned they gave people the new disk and by
accepting the disk they absolved Sony of any further responsibility.
What do you want to bet that clause is in there some where for those
who accepted the CD?

malware foist upon them as a result of using Sony's product.
Presumably breaking the seal on the music CD didn't constitute
agreement to permit Sony to compromise the security of their
computers.

That is pretty much what the judge said too, but all has been very
quiet on the subject since then.

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:26:04 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

That is pretty much what the judge said too, but all has been very
quiet on the subject since then.

Perhaps that silence is a result of a clause they inserted in their
settlement agreements. :-)

On Sun, 20 Aug 2006 14:35:32 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:

On Sat, 19 Aug 2006 22:26:04 -0400, Roger
wrote in :

That is pretty much what the judge said too, but all has been very
quiet on the subject since then.

Perhaps that silence is a result of a clause they inserted in their
settlement agreements. :-)

An out-of-court settlement: We give you a CD to replace the one with
the *supposed* problem and you agree not to pursue the issue of the CD
any farther. Nah, that'd be too underhanded as they know probably 90%
of those users whose systems crashed and had to be completely reloaded
still wouldn't have the faintest idea as to the cause. To do such a
thing would be beneath any honest company, don't you think?

Roger Halstead (K8RI & ARRL life member)
(N833R, S# CD-2 Worlds oldest Debonair)
www.rogerhalstead.com

Larry Dighera wrote:
On Wed, 16 Aug 2006 12:43:46 GMT, "Jim Carter"
wrote in 004101c6c131$99807a10$4001a8c0@omnibook6100:

Since laptops are once again allowed onboard as checked luggage, I
wonder if the airlines are going to start checking battery models and
revision numbers (bet not).

It would seem this requirement to check laptop computers rather than
making them available for use in the cabin has cost Boeing a bundle
not to mention the jobs lost:

I doubt that a couple days of not allowing carry-on laptops on board in
this quarter had any effect on a business that has been losing money in
several prior quarters. The decision was already made.

Boeing's problem is that people did not want to pay the exorbitant
connection fees just to use their laptops in flight. Boeing was looking
for other providers, but they all seemed to think of airline passengers
as being filthy rich Internet addicts with IQs somewhat below Forrest
Gump -- a vanishingly small portion of the population of whom the
highest concentration appears to be posting on Usenet.

On 20 Aug 2006 22:58:43 -0700, "cjcampbell"
wrote in
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a couple days of not allowing carry-on laptops on board

Somehow I got the idea that had become permanent, but you know what my
momma used to say ...

Larry Dighera wrote:
On 20 Aug 2006 22:58:43 -0700, "cjcampbell"
wrote in
.com:

a couple days of not allowing carry-on laptops on board

Somehow I got the idea that had become permanent, but you know what my
momma used to say ...

Sometimes I think pilots should just put a black border around
everything they post. You read the messages here and you get the
impression that all news is bad news. :-)

On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 15:06:51 GMT, Larry Dighera
wrote:
Somehow I got the idea that had become permanent, but you know what my
momma used to say ...

"Hurry up, get dressed, my husband just drove up" ???
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