How do you fake bottled water? If it's water and it's put on a bottle, it's
bottled water. So unless they were trying to sell vodka as water or
something...?

On 15 January 2013 15:04, sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote:

> LOL, I wonder how the IT industry in owino is doing these days? :)
>
> Jokes aside though. My guess is the litigation culture in the us forces
> suppliers to limit the false advertizing and deceptive practices to a
> minimum. I think a funny recent one was Nestle getting sued for 'fake
> bottled water'
>
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 7:57 AM, [email protected] <
> [email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Well, it all depends on what you are buying and your definition of "100%
>> functionality". Here in Europe, you won't even know exactly what you are
>> getting (as in actual manufacturer and chipset) until you have bought the
>> poxy thing! In the thrift stores and flea markets of Uganda you at least
>> have the opportunity to try stuff out before you buy it.
>>
>>
>> sanga collins <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> It still amazes me that this is an issue at all. I truly take for
>>> granted walking into a store (or surfing) and buying something expecting
>>> 100% functionality.
>>>
>>> On Tuesday, January 15, 2013, [email protected] wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ooh, ouch. Well, couldn't you demand that a test be undertaken
>>>> in-store? Bring at least three Ethernet devices to check latency and that
>>>> it's a switch and not a hub.
>>>>
>>>> Simon Vass <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> Well, not so much that you fake a switch, but that several brand new
>>>>> 'DLink' switches are taking between 20-400ms to traverse packets between
>>>>> two rooms.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 15 January 2013 13:11, [email protected] <
>>>>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm curious. How would you fake a switch?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
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