RE: [cobalt-users] Cobalt to provide compensation for server hack

["Vachon, Scott" <Scott.Vachon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>That's sort of like suggesting that anyone who wants to buy a washing
machine should >hire a Maytag repairman to run it for them.  Let's not
forget that Cobalt marketed
>this device as an appliance for which you did not need to have ANY linux
knowledge.

Have to laugh (lol) , there. Well, that is comparing apples and oranges. A
network appliance is a more complicated beast than a washing machine (pre
1998 version anyway). If the washing machine breaks, my first instinct is to
save a buck and try and fix it myself. 
I am not arguing that the Cobalt line is excellent and flawless. I think a
lawsuit is over the top though. Perhaps a better approach is to convince
someone to write an e-zine article on the Cobalt line and the customers
unanswered complaints ? A hit in the pocket book (especially when the techs
are taking a daily beating) may be the tool we need.


--S--

Disclaimer: My own two cents.