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On 7/28/05 4:51 PM, "Geo." <[email protected]> wrote: > > No, the point is if you want the internet to be patched then you can't > torture people when they come to you for the patches. > > Cisco routers are being sold to every company who connects to the internet, > it's one step up from consumer products. You can't expect every company who > owns a cisco router to buy an expensive contract or be willing to go thru > the gauntlet to get the patches. > Sorry, but its a traditional part of the product model for telecommunications equipment. PBX's, routers, pretty much everything - support contract required. Sure, you could have it a different way, but you would have to be willing to pay significantly more up front to pay for that ongoing support. Its not like the vendors are deceiving anyone here - a support contract is listed on the quote for pretty much every new piece of gear you buy from a vendor. Take it from Ice-T - "don't hate the player, hate the game". Words to live by. [snip] > Geo. > > George Roettger > Netlink Services Daniel Golding
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