hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) (02/07/90)
Last night I was reading a note posted by someone "whining" that the firm making PC-DITTO wouldn't let him buy the newest version at half price because he missed the cut off by 7 months. (The particular product is not the issue here). His view was that he had only neglected to send in his registration. Seems that only something good can come from registering what you buy. In this case he lost $150 value by not doing so. Howard C. Johnson ATT Bell Labs =====NEW address==== att!lzsc!hcj hcj@lzsc.att.com
ajauch@ics.uci.edu (Alexander Edwin Jauch) (02/08/90)
In article <1269@lzsc.ATT.COM> hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) writes: >Last night I was reading a note posted by someone "whining" that >the firm making PC-DITTO wouldn't let him buy the newest version >at half price because he missed the cut off by 7 months. >(The particular product is not the issue here). >His view was that he had only neglected to send in his registration. > >Seems that only something good can come from registering what you buy. >In this case he lost $150 value by not doing so. I think that this is illegal in California. I do know that you are entitled to a full warranty under California law whether or not you send in your card. Updates might be another matter however. Alex Jauch ajauch@bonnie
mboen@nixpbe.UUCP (Martin Boening) (02/09/90)
It probably works like this: only registered user of a software package are
entitled to updates. If you do not send in your registration card, you are
not a registered user. Ergo: you don't get an update.
I don't think this has ANYTHING to do with a warranty.
Greetings,
Martin Boening
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Pontanusstr. 55, 4790 Paderborn, W.-Germanyweber_w@apollo.HP.COM (Walt Weber) (02/11/90)
In article <25D074F9.5908@paris.ics.uci.edu> ajauch@ics.uci.edu (Alexander Edwin Jauch) writes: *In article <1269@lzsc.ATT.COM> hcj@lzsc.ATT.COM (HC Johnson) writes: **the firm making PC-DITTO wouldn't let him buy the newest version **at half price because he missed the cut off by 7 months. **His view was that he had only neglected to send in his registration. ** *I think that this is illegal in California. I do know that you are entitled to *a full warranty under California law whether or not you send in your card. * *Alex Jauch *ajauch@bonnie The issue is not warranty, it is registration of the product in order to obtain a discount on the purchase of the next generation product. ...walt... Walt Weber Hewlett Packard NARC @ Apollo Systems Division -The views expressed herein are personal, and not binding on ANYONE- "The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it" -George Bernard Shaw
cfj@nosun.UUCP (Charlie Johnson) (02/14/90)
I recently mailed in my registration card for my SE/30 and it got kicked back with a message stamped on it that the post office box had been closed. Did Apple change the address where the registration cards are sent ???? --Charles Johnson Intel Scientific Computers Beaverton, OR cfj@isc.intel.com