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From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu (Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu)
Subject: Hacker suspect says his PC was hijacked 

On Mon, 13 Oct 2003 12:20:50 EDT, Joshua Levitsky said:

> Or is it -your- responsibility to take it to an authorized dealer to 
> have the recall performed? Nobody makes you service your car. Nobody 
> makes you update Windows. In both scenarios you have problems because 
> of failure of the end user of a product to take personal responsibility 
> for the upkeep of a product they have purchased.

To refresh your memory, with emphasis added this time:

> and my car has software in it. The last time I checked, the author of 
> the ABS, Airbag, Cruise Control, and diagnostic software HAD NO 
> RESPONSIBILITY TO LET ME KNOW about critical updates for said software.

I never said they had to fix it. You said they didn't even have to tell you there was
a problem - which they sometimes do, that's why the recall system exists.


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