Re: hardware/software

Lars Fuchs (lars_fuchs@hotmail.com)
Tue, 26 Aug 1997 22:36:30 PDT

>really what we need is for HP to open up thier vaults and sell off
their
>old stocks.
>
>I think the reason that they don't is because they don't want lots of
>calls to help lines for products that they don't want to support, we
>really need to find some way of getting these stocks unlocked

I'd say your point about HP avoiding undesirable service calls is right
on the money. So one possible way to pry the stuff out HP's hands would
be for a thirdparty outfit to buy the whole lot as surplus under a
specific agreement to field all service and support issues (ie absolving
HP of all responsibility). Since there isn't likely to be a wholesaler
or retailer stocking up inventory of a discontinued, unsuporrted
product, perhaps a collective or consortium of OGO users might take the
plunge

Lars

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