Bob Shell wrote:
On Dec 7, 2005, at 9:55 AM, John Forbes wrote:
I had to get a part for my Rolex (hangs head in shame) and was told
that in the UK Rolex would not permit parts to be sold except to
their own distributors, whilst in the US the law forced them to sell
to anybody.
Hmmm. That's what I thought.
I wonder if electronic firms are just ignoring the law?
Bob
I think they found a loophole. The loophole being requiring the return
of the broken part. And accepting said return only from authorized
service centres. That's pretty much the standard in the computer industry.
-Adam