Who says he didn't get some money and a trip?
He just has to keep quiet about it!
I've had several friends and associates use Dell hardware, and they seldom
have problems attributable to Dell. The hardware's solid, the drivers are
good ... what more can you ask?
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo_at_siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 10, 2002 1:50 PM
Subject: I CURSE THIS THREAD TO DIE!!!! Re: OT: DELL SUCKS! Re: PC Gamer, best
50 classic games issue?
> On Thu, 10 Jan 2002, Eric Dittman wrote:
>
> > This is the squeaky wheel syndrome. People don't talk about their
> > good experiences, but about their bad experiences. For example, I
> > didn't mention my good experiences until people mentioned their bad
> > experiences.
>
> I already gave heaps of praise to my wonderful Dell Deimnsion PC. I've
> also had much luck with some of the other Dell hardware I purchased.
> Despite my inflammatory comments to contrary, I believe overall they make
> decent hardware. However, this doesn't make up for the fact that:
>
> a) their technical support and technical support policies are horrible
> b) they are seemingly loathe to help the customer out in a crappy
> situation, even when the customer has purchased service plans
> c) their quality control is not so good (I base this on the numerous
> defects in hardware I've bought from them)
>
> > I had another problem with a vendor that they resolved only after I
> > signed an NDA. If I hadn't signed the NDA I'd still be complaining
> > out loud.
>
> What!? That's pretty piss poor of whoever this vendor is/was. They
> couldn't bribe me THAT easily. I'd also demand some money and a trip to
> Tahiti in return for signing an NDA to keep me quiet.
>
> Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer
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