I think we discussed this once before. Though manufacturers do support
their product for X years after it's discontinued, I don't believe they are
forced by law to do it.
John
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Sent: Tuesday, December 14, 1999 7:11 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] the future of OM -Reply
> In a message dated 12/14/1999 3:28:07 PM EST, SNelson@xxxxxxxx writes:
>
> > <<Olympus USA is obliged by law in the US to support a product with
repairs
> > for 10 years after it is discontinued. So if the OM-4T were
discontinued
> > tomorrow, you'd still have 10 years of support.>>
> >
> Not necessarily. It's happened before with products where the spares have
run
> out long before 10 years have elapsed. The manufacturer points to many
> reasons "beyond their control" which usually has a real meaning of "we
> planned poorly". Not one manufacturer has ever been forced to re-open an
> assembly line, nor have they been fined. Even if say, some Government
agency
> went after a manufacturer and say, fined them, THAT will do you no good.
> You'll still be holding an un-usable camera (can you say "doorstop"?).
>
> George S.
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