[c-nsp] MTBF for Cisco products

Jon Lewis jlewis at lewis.org
Fri Nov 30 11:22:36 EST 2007


On Tue, 27 Nov 2007, Ted Mittelstaedt wrote:

> For a $20K device you better damn well understand it IS low.
>
> Name me one single automaker out there who could get away with
> building a car that would stop running after 4.5 years.

Name a car that will go 4.5 years of daily use without needing any parts 
replacement.

cisco's warranty has always sucked...I assume as incentive for customers 
to buy smartnet (extended warranty/support).

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