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Re: PowerBook 5300 Door

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From: Noah Daniels
Date: Thu, 19 Sep 1996 00:00
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In article <paul-1609961137410001@newshost.anu.edu.au>, paul@frcs.alt.za
(Paul Nash) wrote:


> In case anyone is at all interested, after talking to Jo Naylor (new
> person in charge of cleaning up the dealers), I had another go at getting
> a replacement door under warrantee (for when the door I bought dies) and
> got another resounding "No" from local dealers.  I then phoned Apple in
> Sydney who informed me that the _only_ warrantee caims for PB 5300s that
> they would entertain were those covered by the 7-year extended warrantee,
> but no others.  To say that I was surprised is putting it mildly!
> 


Wait a sec... if the powerbook is still under warranty, how can they
legally *not* entertain a warranty claim? If the door broke within the
first year, they gotta give you a new one, right? Or is the law different
Down Under?

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From: ndaniel1@cc.swarthmore.edu (Noah Daniels)
Subject: Re: PowerBook 5300 Door
Date: 1996/09/19
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