[c-nsp] MTBF for Cisco products

[Ted Mittelstaedt]

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> [mailto:cisco-nsp-bounces at puck.nether.net]On Behalf Of Will Hargrave
> Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 10:55 AM
> Cc: Cisco-nsp
> Subject: Re: [c-nsp] MTBF for Cisco products
>
>
> Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:
>
> > (nor, in fact, for the additional money that they have to spend
> > on smartnet, as under this scheme smartnet becomes a required, rather
> > than an optional, purchase)
>
> Actually, it isn't a required purchase, you can buy hardware
> maintenance from
> others, perhaps including a software support component, and there
> is a thriving
> market in grey channel parts - which indeed can be put on maintenance.
>
> Since I am not equipping a nuclear submarine or a ballistic missile or a
> satellite, I do not require equipment with really expensive
> MIL-SPEC components.

I doubt your TV set contains MIL-SPEC components, however most TV
sets I've heard about lasted at least a decade.  In fact I own an
old Sears instant-on myself that was manufactured in 1972 and is
still going strong.

Ted

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