On 12/12/01 15:46, "Ed Kummel" <tech_ed_at_yahoo.com> wrote:
> Sure! I'm game!
> Also, isn't there some kind of US law that says that
> the company is required to support a product for a
> minimum of 5 years after being discontinued?
Funny that you're mentioning this, Ed, as I read a post in another mailing
list where someone qualified this as a "strong urban legend". I don't know
who is right, though, just merely repeating what I've read... Hopefully,
someone in the knowing will step in with the correct information. I would
really want to know, for one...
-Laurent.
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