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Subject: Re: Does Dimdows Know What Time It Is?
Date: 4 Oct 2024 21:03:57 GMT
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On Fri, 4 Oct 2024 13:11:26 -0000 (UTC), RonB wrote:

> On 2024-10-03, rbowman <bowman@montana.com> wrote:
>> On Thu, 3 Oct 2024 10:07:10 -0400, CrudeSausage wrote:
>>
>>> Being able to repair is great. I am bothered by the fact that
>>> companies think we're too stupid to fix our own units and solder the
>>> stuff to protect the technology from ourselves.
>>
>> Sockets cost money.
> 
> But when you're selling a high-end Dell XPS for $2400.00 (for example)
> I'm guessing the few extra dollars for sockets (if they cost that much)
> wouldn't make that big of a difference.

I don't remember the scenario and don't think it was 'Unsafe At Any Speed' 
but there was something where auto fatalities were caused by the omission 
of a $1.50 part because it would have cost too much. 

As I expanded in another post it's not only the cost of the socket but the 
impact on the entire work flow.