On Wed, Dec 2, 2009 at 2:19 AM, mike <xha...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hope? Stupidity? > > On Fri, Nov 6, 2009 at 4:17 AM, phartz...@gmail.com > <phartz...@gmail.com>wrote: > >> On Thu, Nov 5, 2009 at 10:22 PM, Stewart Marshall >> <revsamarsh...@earthlink.net> wrote: >> >> > Try breaking a contract with ATT on your new Iphone and see how much they >> > will charge you. >> >> Why would anyone agree to a contractual arrangement wherein without >> even being able to EFFECTIVELY test the product, the user would be >> penalized if the product eventually failed to perform as had been >> anticipated or as advertised?
Or because they quite simply will not let you have a phone under contract without such a penalty being included. Imagine if all products had to be acquired in a similar manner and with return or cancellation penalties reaching hundreds of dollars if said items do not meet expectations or live up to advertising claims? Steve ************************************************************************* ** List info, subscription management, list rules, archives, privacy ** ** policy, calmness, a member map, and more at http://www.cguys.org/ ** *************************************************************************