And they do support it that long. P&S for 7 years.
John
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----- Original Message -----
From: Joseph <joseph@xxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, December 15, 1999 10:47 PM
Subject: [OM] Re: olympus-digest V2 #1296
> ========================
> 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.
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>
> My belief is that they are required by law in the US to support a given
> product for 10 years after it was sold in the US. So, if I bought a new
> OM-4T in 1990, they would not be required to support my instance of the
> camera past 2000, but if the camera is still on the market today, they
have
> to support the ones sold today for 10 years, hence parts will be available
> for that long. They are not required to supply new parts, but
refurbished
> ones being supplied will meet the letter of the law as I believe it to be.
>
> Joseph
>
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