CompuServe Messages

"I think Nt made the worst marketing error with the drive problem." I'm not convinced there is a drive problem, per se. But you are correct: the worst error they've made to date is saying that it is without offering some kind of buy-back, refund, credit or trade-in program for drives purchased on their recommendation. From a legal standpoint, if there's a liability issue at all, this one sticks out like a sore thumb. "They overstated the potential, based on futures from IBM, and then continued the claims, hoping that the certified drives might work with software improvements in the future." I don't buy into the IBM scenario, particularly considering the source I know of. NewTek made a major issue of "certifying" the drives – and said not one word about a problem until reports of stuttering started cropping up here and elsewhere. If indeed it is a drive problem, then NewTek is probably going to wind up owning a lot of slightly used drives, I think. Jerry