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Date:      Mon, 5 Dec 2005 09:50:38 -0800
From:      "David O'Brien" <obrien@freebsd.org>
To:        Ken Gunderson <kgunders@teamcool.net>
Cc:        freebsd-amd64@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: How to get support (was: Tyan alternatives cuz their support totally sucks)
Message-ID:  <20051205175038.GC76476@dragon.NUXI.org>
In-Reply-To: <20051202141632.707fdb1a.kgunders@teamcool.net>
References:  <200512022021.UAA20705@sopwith.solgatos.com> <20051202133010.21549f90.kgunders@teamcool.net> <20051202204923.GD20567@odin.ac.hmc.edu> <20051202141632.707fdb1a.kgunders@teamcool.net>

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On Fri, Dec 02, 2005 at 02:16:32PM -0700, Ken Gunderson wrote:
> Thankfully I was.  But it still boiled down to terrible support on
> Tyan's end until we got sales management involved.
...
> Now that these problems have been brought to the attention of a couple 
> sales managers hopefully they will be channeled up the appropriate
> ladders

It has been my experience in the computer HW arena that with margins as
razor thin as they are - tying something you need done to actual sales
is the only guaranteed way to get what you want.  It isn't just a Tyan
thing. :-(

-- 
-- David  (obrien@FreeBSD.org)
Q: Because it reverses the logical flow of conversation.
A: Why is top-posting (putting a reply at the top of the message) frowned upon?



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