On Sun, 16 Jan 2005 16:24:24 +0000, Bob W <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi, > > Sunday, January 16, 2005, 3:26:49 PM, Mishka wrote: > > > Because if your heater stops working, you have a warranty to replace/fix it, > > and if it causes a lot of damage, you can sue the manufacturer. > > Same thing applies to software and computers. They are not exempt from > consumer law.
they basically are. read any EULA (win2k will do). > > Because if your heater goes down, your library upstairs doesn't disappear? > > Along > > with your tax papers... > > Have a look at how many house fires are caused by faulty gas & > electric installations i suspect, a few orders of magnitude fewer than PC crashes. btw, you know that if you smell gas, you should run away and call the service. do you know when to run away from your PC? > > Because I cannot hijack you heater and use it to lift a few mega$ from > > citibank > > to finance our friends in <...>, whie feds are knocking on your door? > > Why does that put a greater responsibility on the owner to know how > they work? Somebody could come into my kitchen, steal a bread knife > and go on a killing spree while pretending to be me. That doesn't mean > I have to know anything about forging steel. if the knife has your fingerprints -- you probably will have some explaining to do. you don't have to know how to write C++ code. but you better know how to keep your system safe and understand when and how it breaks.. > > Is it obvious how computers are different from your heater? > > No too bad. mishka
