[OT] Computer fatalities

[Derek Martin]

On Tue, Apr 26, 2005 at 08:44:33PM -0400, Paul Lussier wrote:
> Derek Martin <invalid at pizzashack.org> writes:
> 
> > In fact I asked, and he said that 5x would be a very conservative
> > estimate...  It's probably more like 6-10x depending on how
> > complicated the device is.  A typical example: for him to order a
> > replacement control board (i.e. the main circuit board) for a
> > microwave oven typically costs about as much, or even more, than the
> > entire microwave oven would cost at Best Buy.
> 
> Err, so why not but the oven at Best Buy, and resell those parts to
> the customer.  Stock the extras for later...
> 
> I'm sure there's something which makes that impractical...

Yup.  How many different models of Microwaves are there?  How many
different COLORS of those models are there...  You need to do a very
high volume of business for this to be practical.

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