[Cialug] distro for ibook

[Alan Maupin]

I had the same thing happen on a used 22 inch Cinema display (expensive) with ghosting.   It was still under warranty and was promptly replaced.


On Dec 8, 2009, at 11:45 AM, Allen Kiddoo wrote:

> I don't believe anyone has mentioned apple support. I bought a used
> iMac about a year ago that still had an extended warranty remaining.
> Transferred the warranty. 5 months later the screen had vertical lines
> in it. Called support and 2 days later tech was at my door to install
> new screen. So part of the price is their real tech support. English
> is native language. You get what you pay for.
> 
> As a side bar- Google Chrome was just release for mac. Got the email
> about 45 minutes ago.
> 
> Allen
> 
> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 11:36 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>> On Tue, 8 Dec 2009, Tim Wilson wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, Dec 8, 2009 at 10:27 AM, L. V. Lammert <lvl at omnitec.net> wrote:
>>> 
>>> I don't think it's fair to say that PC hardware is cheap just because it's
>>> open.
>>> 
>> Why not? Ever heard of Supply & Demand? The more suppliers in a market,
>> the lower the costs.
>> 
>>> There are *a lot* of cheap PC components out there.  Anyone that has
>>> had a Deer power supply can attest to that.  It makes sense that a computer
>>> company such as Apple has complete control over the hardware.  But of
>>> course, you'll have to pay a premium for that.  PC makers such as Dell and
>>> Gateway just slap in cards from the latest companies to have won the bid.
>>> 
>> Still the difference between open and closed markets. With an open market,
>> any competitor can build product - it's up to the user to determine the
>> quality.
>> 
>> If you want to pay Apple for that 'service', that's your choice.
>> 
>>        Lee
>> 
>> PS - Why is it a problem purchasing a MAC to develop for iPhone? YOU
>> bought into the Apple market, .. that was your choice - you had the
>> freedom to choose, but don't COMPLAIN to us about YOUR choice <g>!
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