[PCR-1000] Support Availability

[mikea]

On Wed, Mar 27, 2002 at 03:43:03PM -0500, Paul Tabatschkow wrote:
> There is an other point to bear in mind.
> 
> It is important for customers to know that a company will support old 
> products, even if, only to continue to keep them functioning per 
> original specifications.
> 
> How would you feel about your choice of auto maker if they did not 
> support last/previous years products?

IIRC, there is a Federal regulation requiring them to stock 
enough parts to last N years (5 or 10), based on the production
volume for that model or variant. 

No such thing exists for electronics, AFAIK.

-- 
Mike Andrews
mikea@mikea.ath.cx
Tired old sysadmin since 1964