With electronics, 5 years IS a lifetime. On Wed, Aug 12, 2009 at 9:27 AM, Phillip Partipilo <[email protected]> wrote:
> I got a cute email in my inbox this morning from HP, announcing > end-of-sale for the 2800 series switches. On the sidebar, it lists a few > dates... > > > "Announcement Date": August 1, 2009 - The first day which product End Of > Sale is announced. > > > "Final Order Date": November 15, 2009 - or while supplies last - The last > day on which order can be placed. > > > "Final Shipment Date": November 30, 2009 - or while supplies last - The > last day on which the product will be shipped. > > > "End of Sale Date": December 1, 2009 - or while supplies last - The last > day the product will be available. > > > "End of Service Life": November 20, 2014 or 5 years after the respective > End of Sale Date - The day *all* Service Obligations will end. > > > > I'm not terribly worried, ProCurves are nearly bulletproof, I love their > switches, but that very last one makes me scratch my head with regards to > their widely touted lifetime warranty. > > > Phillip Partipilo > Parametric Solutions Inc. > Jupiter, Florida > (561) 747-6107 > > > > THIS ELECTRONIC MESSAGE AND ANY ATTACHMENTS ARE CONFIDENTIAL AND > PROPRIETARY PROPERTY OF THE SENDER. THE INFORMATION IS INTENDED FOR USE BY > THE ADDRESSEE ONLY. ANY OTHER INTERCEPTION, COPYING, ACCESSING, OR > DISCLOSURE OF THIS MESSAGE IS PROHIBITED. IF YOU HAVE RECEIVED THIS MESSAGE > IN ERROR, PLEASE IMMEDIATELY NOTIFY THE SENDER AND DELETE THIS MAIL AND ALL > ATTACHMENTS. DO NOT FORWARD THIS MESSAGE WITHOUT PERMISSION OF THE SENDER. > > > > > > -- Sherry Abercrombie "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic." Arthur C. Clarke Sent from Azle, TX, United States ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
