Re: [CAD_CAM_EDM_DRO] Re: Omniturn

There ya go! Sue them for Predjudice against Po' Folk Hobiests! :-)

Bill

On Tue Jan 8 22:28:23 2002, Jon Elson, <elson@...> wrote:

>doug98105 wrote:
>
>> Jon,
>>
>> Which of their practices is illegal? Not selling parts/tooling to
>> non-owners?
>
>Yup, a company is not allowed to decide who to sell to except in cases
>of hazardous or controlled substances. There are ways that some
>companies get around this legally, by making you sign a non-disclosure
>agreement before being allowed to see/use/buy the equipment. Then,
>they can restrict access to spares, etc. But, if they sell the whole
>machine openly to all comers, then they have to sell spares to all comers,
>too. I'm not a lawyer, but that is my understanding of some FTC regulations
>
>that were enacted in the late 1960's, I think. Up until that time, it was
>essentially impossible for an individual to buy ANY spare appliance
>parts. They were only sold to approved service people.
>
>> When I was shopping for a small CNC, Omniturn was one I looked at.
>> I didn't get good vibrations from the Omniturn people, they seemed to
>> spend more time bad mouthing the competition than promoting their own
>> machines.
>
>Yes, it's funny that these two kinds of behavior go together. One thing to
>keep firmly in mind is that this sort of self defeating behavior is NOT good
>
>business, and many companies that operate like that don't make it. Then,
>there won't be ANY spare parts!
>
>Jon

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