On Tuesday 20 February 2007 13:53, Greg Freemyer wrote: > On 2/20/07, David Brodbeck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > ... > > > > Sure. As anyone who's ever had a couple of hard disks fail can > > attest, MTBF numbers are mostly fiction. > > I don't know about that, it is amazing how often disk drives fail > shortly after the warranty expires.
Why is that amazing? Does it not make perfect sense to guarantee disks for as long as you say they will probably remain free of error? If the two were out of sync, then we could conclude the manufacturer either is using poor techniques to measure the MTBF or misrepresenting the true value. Now, if they extend the warrantee well beyond the true MTBF, then they'll be paying for a lot of replacements, and it would be foolish or inept of them to do so. If the drives fail long after the warranty period, then they could, without additional expense, extend the warranty further and appear to their potential customers to have great quality products (which their drives do in fact possess). No matter how cynical you are, business still works best when all parties (customers and competing vendors) share accurate and complete information about the products and services being bought and sold. > ... > > Greg Randall Schulz -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
