On Thu, 05 Jun 2003 08:49:20 PDT, "Robert J. Liebsch" said: > The users bought a computer, they bought broadband. Is it too much to expect > that they drop some cash to protect their investment. They don't have to > understand HOW it works, only that it does.
The users bought a car. Is it too much to expect that they drop some cash to buy bumpers, seat belts, and air bags to protect their investment? They don't have understand HOW those work(*), only that it does. Like it or not, the computer industry has collectively avoided any sort of liability - in most other industries, selling something so deficient that there's a *market* for the equivalent of ZoneAlarm would get you sued to your skivvies quite quickly. Cars come with safety features, electrical devices carry a UL sticker, and so on. (*) Quick, off the top of your head, do YOU know how the accelerometers keep from false-positiving and deploying the air bag, or even what makes the seat belts usually move freely but lock up when needed?
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