On 17 July 2011 20:57, Geoffrey Marnell <geoffrey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: <snip> > > Isn’t it time we started to expect, to demand, that the implied warrant of > merchantability that applies to all other retailable products—cars, couches, > coffee-makers and the like—applied to software as well? > > > > In a word: why do we put up with it? > Good question. I don't. Been wondering why others do for so long now, I've more or less given up trying to understand it. Lana -- Lana Brindley writer:speaker:blogger ------------------------------------------------ Every generation imagines itself to be more intelligent than the one that went before it, and wiser than the one that comes after it. --George Orwell ----------------------------------------------- http://lanabrindley.com ----------------------------------------------- Please avoid sending me Word, Powerpoint or Windows Media attachments. ------------------------------------------------ ************************************************** To view the austechwriter archives, go to www.freelists.org/archives/austechwriter To unsubscribe, send a message to austechwriter-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with "unsubscribe" in the Subject field (without quotes). To manage your subscription (e.g., set and unset DIGEST and VACATION modes) go to www.freelists.org/list/austechwriter To contact the list administrator, send a message to austechwriter-admins@xxxxxxxxxxxxx **************************************************