Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on February 11, 2002 11:47 PM
Why treat software differently from any other mass market product or service, like for instance, GoodYear tyres ?
Instead of hotfixes or patches, the manufacturers or distributors should be forced to pay for Product Recalls, at their expense, if they supply substandard goods or services, just like almost everything else that you purchase.
The evil Windows EULA (limits them to $5 liability) or the equally evil Open Source approach ("no liability whatsover") should be the target of "tobacco compensation" lawyers
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Product Liability ? Software Re-calls not patches
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on February 11, 2002 11:47 PMInstead of hotfixes or patches, the manufacturers or distributors should be forced to pay for Product Recalls, at their expense, if they supply substandard goods or services, just like almost everything else that you purchase.
The evil Windows EULA (limits them to $5 liability) or the equally evil Open Source approach ("no liability whatsover") should be the target of "tobacco compensation" lawyers
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