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Re: *** New News Server - 1 year anniversary! *** [message #58620 is a reply to message #58590] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 09:18   |
Rod Lincoln
Messages: 883 Registered: September 2005
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quest a refund of the purchase price
>>or
>>>>an equivalent current model G5 PowerMac. I would further state that
the
>>>>Mac was an essential part of your studio business, and as a result, you
>>suffered
>>>>substantial losses because of lack of performance. I would also tell
them
>>>>that you are filing complaints with the Better Business Bureau, the state
>>>>attorney general of your state and the state of California. If it is
not
>>>>resolved quickly that there will be a lawsuit filed, possibly a class
action.
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>>>>Apple will take this seriously. The cost of the letter may cost you
$150.00,
>>>>but the issues would get resolved. I have filed complaints with the
BBB
>>>>and have had companies resolve issues quickly wtih out a lawsuit.
>>>>
>>>>James
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>>>>rick <Report message to a moderator
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Re: *** New News Server - 1 year anniversary! *** [message #58630 is a reply to message #58617] |
Thu, 29 September 2005 15:02   |
Deej [1]
 Messages: 2149 Registered: January 2006
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>>stability have improved. i can sill run more tracks (on SX), plugins,
>>and vst instruments on my 3+ yr. old 2.6 P4 pc than i can on the mac
>>but the gap is closing.
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>>"The statement that they (Apple) can't warranty it working with third
>>party products is unreasonable, you have a reasonable expectation of
>>it working when you bought it" true or not it's apples position that
>>problems are yours and not theirs. after all, you own a mac which is
>>like being a part of the second coming so it must be your fault.
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>>all of this comes too little too late for me. it's sad, it took me 10
>>months of 16 hour days and a couple buckets of money to build my
>>studio. add another 6 years of 16 hour days building the business to
>>where i was making pretty good money. then came the mac and after 2
>>plus more years of trying to keep my dream alive i threw in the towel.
>>my wife and i plan on moving to oregon in about 3 years and i don't
>>wish to take 2 of those years to try to rebuild a client base and
>>reputation only to leave it when we move. so there you have it, i'm
>>just plain out of grease.
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>>rick, sans his inner child ;o)
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>>On 29 Sep 2005 13:45:36 +1000, "James McCloskey" <excelsm@hotmail.com>
>>wrote:
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>>>Rick, it actually could be the RAM. Some systems act funny with different
>>>brands of RAM. I assume it shows up in the hardware profile? Have you
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> tried
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>>>other brands? How does it run with out the added memory? Have you tried
>>>different drives internally? What version of OSX are you running?
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>>>The statement that they (Apple) can't warranty it working with third party
>>>products is unreasonable, you have a reasonable expectation of it working
>>>when you bought it. Apple can not guaranty that their product will or
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>>>work with third party products, that is a given. I would ignore that statement,
>>>and do as I suggested, take it in, if that doesn't work hire an attorney
>>>to write a letter. Start with the BBB, it's free. Also bad press is not
>>>good, people have set up negative we
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