[Coco] Re: The evolution of the Coco..

[John R. Hogerhuis]

On Sat, 2005-04-23 at 17:07 -0400, John E. Malmberg wrote:

> When you make a bulk buy with the intent of selling the stuff over time, 
> what do you do when you find out a year after you bought your stock that 
> there is a problem with a number of them that can not be worked around?
> 


First of all one should qualify and burn in all boards with a stress
test in the first place. 

Otherwise, there is usually a workaround. If not you repair it, or
replace with a refurb or some units pulled from the lot at random and
set aside as replacements.

>From a cost perspective, whenever you sell something with a warranty you
should accrue a liability for warranty repair. That has to be worked
into the price of the unit.

-- John.