I knew I wasn't alone. Thanks. "50 ways to leave your lover - buy her an HP".
Cetin

>Cetin
>
>Sounds like business as usual with HP. Let me relate the story of my *last* piece of HP hardware. I purchased a HP deskjet 500 shortly after their release for $1000 and sent in the registration card. About 18 months later I received a 'special offer' from HP for the parts to upgrade it to a 500+ for $449. In other words for $449 plus a couple of hours of my time I could have a printer almost as good as the Deskjet 550 that was then selling for about $500.
>
>
>>Ignore this message I'm shouting in dark.
>>Well we have beaten the M$ many times but what HP is trying to do is something I can't resist (even to post it here on VFP forum - my 99% internet busstop).
>>We have an HP Laserjet 4 purchased about 2 years ago. A few days ago it started to show up "50 SERVICE" error. So went to service and now I have a fax stating repair would cost 551 $ + VAT (what) !!!! A new HP 6P is about the same price !!! Think your 2 years old car needs a piece replacement for the price of a new car !!
>>I think this is where hardware and software mainly differ for me.
>>Sorry folks if any violence of posting rules.
>>Cetin