__/ [ Richard Rasker ] on Saturday 17 March 2007 21:23 \__
> Op Tue, 13 Mar 2007 13:37:56 -0700, schreef nessuno@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:
>
>> Quote:
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>> Users, still angry about Windows Live OneCare's habit of making e-mail
>> disappear, are slamming Microsoft Corp.'s support and claiming that
>> its suggested fix doesn't recover their messages.
>
> [snip]
>
>> One user on the support thread, however, had his own suggestion of how
>> to fix the whole mess. "The answer to everyone's problem is to form a
>> class-action group and sue Microsoft immediately for the damages that
>> they have caused (as your e-mails have been permanently deleted I
>> assure you), use the money you are almost guaranteed to win from this
>> newest Microsoft fiasco, and buy a Mac," wrote Gozargozarian.
>> -----------------
>> End quote
>
> I know exactly what Microsoft's defense in court will be:
> "So, where's the evidence? There is no evidence! Otherwise, show us those
> allegedly deleted emails!"
>
> And otherwise, they just reimburse their vict^H^H^H^Hcustomers the usual
> $5 the customers are entitled to under the EULA terms in case of failure
> of the product. Heck, they can just take it out of their petty cash tin.
>
> No-one in their right mind trusts those incompetent, greedy bastards - or
> their products, for that matter.
In yesterday's news, the ill effects that have become so prevalent seem to
lead to some action.
Experts are calling for product liability for software
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| "Product liability does not apply to software," Gerald Spindler
| of the Faculty of Law of the University of Göttingen complained.
| "But what if a whole company comes to a standstill due to faulty
| software?" he mused.
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http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/86932/from/rss09
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