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Subject: Re: And the reason to purchase CSTal is what again?

Author: Shep

Date: 06:02:59 08/25/99

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On August 25, 1999 at 07:22:11, Thorsten Czub wrote:

>On August 24, 1999 at 08:42:15, Shep wrote:
>
>>Again: you don't seem to follow jurisdiction. The producer has to prove that any
>>complained behaviour of his product is not due to a product fault.
>
>in germany it is vice versa.

No, it isn't. The so-called "burden of proof" has been reversed in recent
legislation (not for criminal cases, mind you :). I will see if I can find a URL
reference for you.


>>>do you work in this field?
>>>i do. and i can tell you in the companies i have worked before the customers get
>>>the broken thing back and the producer tells them: it is repaired.
>>
>>I do work in this field, and I tell you: if I treated my customers this way, my
>>employer would soon go bankrupt. A bad reputation can kill you quicker than the
>>eye can see in any business where you provide a service.
>
>you have lived to long in US i guess.

Never have. :)

>it is different in other countries.

Not in Germany, I can guarantee you.
Don't confuse things: just because contempt for the customer is a common thing
does not mean an individual company bears no damage from a bad reputation.
_Especially_ in Germany where people complain about everything. :)


>>Hmm, wasn't it a US car company that was recently fined BILLIONS of dollars
>>because of product faults...?
>
>as is said, there are some fools countries all over the world.

Agreed. US jurisdiction is a little crazy. But it shows you where the need for
customer respect is leading to. You wouldn't want to see this happen in Germany
as well, do you?

>>>in germany they do beta-tests with trains and the customers are the
>>>cats and dogs they do the pet-testing with.
>>
>>Seems you're taking the "Everybody else is doing it..." escape.
>
>exactly.

Sad. :(

---
Shep



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