Hmmm.Perhaps we can figure out WHY this problem happened in the first
place?I am actually curious to know how our OS is messing up ASUS anyway.
(And in regards to this comment "our devel folks are not employees",I was
not even thinking anywhere near that line.I was simply saying we should
begin working on a project like that.).
On Wed, Mar 25, 2015 at 1:23 AM, Rugxulo <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> On Tue, Mar 24, 2015 at 10:04 PM, Teddy T. <[email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > We'd just like an "official" confirmation if FreeDOS can really cause
> this
> > kind of problem, and if not then we'll use it against Asus in a trial,
> and
> > prevent Asus from sueing FreeDOS.
>
> I'm no lawyer, and I'll admit to not fully understanding the problem
> here, but it's somewhat unlikely (as always) that Asus is at fault
> here, and even more unlikely that you can prove it. Unless they
> (directly and intentionally) gave you false information or non-working
> hardware/software, then you probably don't have a case.
>
> If these machines weren't custom-ordered, and you didn't have an
> explicit contract mentioning that you needed this specific
> functionality working, then someone will probably say: "Caveat
> emptor." (They will probably say you should've researched your needs
> better.) Unless you were told that missing or buggy functionality
> worked without any problems or that it would fulfill your needs,
> you're probably just going to be ignored or given a (partial rebate)
> coupon or some other trifle. How much damage are we talking about
> here? How many machines are affected that you (and yours) personally
> purchased? How badly do you need this working (e.g. for earning your
> livelihood)?
>
> I'm somewhat naive, so I'm surprised that literally anybody
> (commercially) uses FreeDOS for anything. Not that it can't do stuff,
> of course, but most people (exclusively) use Windows or (not rarely
> but much less often) Linux. If your machines were meant to run these
> modern OSes exclusively (and, more importantly, still fully work under
> those OSes), it's probably more than enough to fulfill the purchase.
> Seriously, unless you custom-ordered these or were given explicit
> instructions otherwise, I don't think you have much of a case. You may
> have to just chalk it up to experience and move on.
>
>
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