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LCD display issues - Early 2008 MBP Core Duo 2
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<blockquote data-quote="Wayne W" data-source="post: 1388104" data-attributes="member: 237932"><p><strong>Small claims... victory</strong></p><p></p><p>Hi Chris, just wanted to close the loop on the court case today. I won – in no small part due to your counsel – thanks a ton!</p><p></p><p>The judge found the preponderance of evidence on my side, and gave me the decision. Not too surprisingly, the shop's owner had found our thread on this forum and inconsequentially quoted you (DV, if you're still listening in, please say "hi") during the case, the "hill of beans" part anyway. The amusing aspect is that he thought that quoting you would be the core of my case. Had no real strategy, couldn't dispute the facts and went down the wrong chessboard to boot.</p><p></p><p>The tech manager seemed like a decent guy who had his hands tied by an owner who obviously spent too much time in journalism school parsing words instead of considering what it means to internalize integrity. The tech who worked on it has now left to work elsewhere, though the owner had so strongly defended the tech's professionalism in his email – would love to see why he left. He also tried a few technicalities (e.g., claimed I possibly wasn't the original owner) but the judge saw through it, suggesting perhaps the tech had a little side business in Mac displays, and agreed with my logic chain.</p><p></p><p>We all even got to ride the elevator down together – silently. I considered waiting for the next one, but that would have lacked temerity. He was intelligent enough to not make any insulting comments or aggressive movements during the 5 second ride. Ironic part is that had he originally offered to split the cost with me, instead of condescending and trying to be clever, I would have taken it as a sign of good faith, accepted and avoided the time and effort to settle this. </p><p></p><p>Still considering whether to contact the BBB or post some reviews now that I have the decision in hand. He showed zero accountability but was not obnoxious like before, though that might have been because we were face to face. No possibility of legal worries because I'd be 100% accurate, and truth is always a defense. There is an ethical tension here for me, aside from my distaste for snarky pansies. The "failure to warn" is an ethical omission to the larger community, but were I to do so, my motive would need to be right. If you have any input on how valuable you find web reviews of local computer shops, would love to hear it. </p><p></p><p>Thanks again.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wayne W, post: 1388104, member: 237932"] [b]Small claims... victory[/b] Hi Chris, just wanted to close the loop on the court case today. I won – in no small part due to your counsel – thanks a ton! The judge found the preponderance of evidence on my side, and gave me the decision. Not too surprisingly, the shop's owner had found our thread on this forum and inconsequentially quoted you (DV, if you're still listening in, please say "hi") during the case, the "hill of beans" part anyway. The amusing aspect is that he thought that quoting you would be the core of my case. Had no real strategy, couldn't dispute the facts and went down the wrong chessboard to boot. The tech manager seemed like a decent guy who had his hands tied by an owner who obviously spent too much time in journalism school parsing words instead of considering what it means to internalize integrity. The tech who worked on it has now left to work elsewhere, though the owner had so strongly defended the tech's professionalism in his email – would love to see why he left. He also tried a few technicalities (e.g., claimed I possibly wasn't the original owner) but the judge saw through it, suggesting perhaps the tech had a little side business in Mac displays, and agreed with my logic chain. We all even got to ride the elevator down together – silently. I considered waiting for the next one, but that would have lacked temerity. He was intelligent enough to not make any insulting comments or aggressive movements during the 5 second ride. Ironic part is that had he originally offered to split the cost with me, instead of condescending and trying to be clever, I would have taken it as a sign of good faith, accepted and avoided the time and effort to settle this. Still considering whether to contact the BBB or post some reviews now that I have the decision in hand. He showed zero accountability but was not obnoxious like before, though that might have been because we were face to face. No possibility of legal worries because I'd be 100% accurate, and truth is always a defense. There is an ethical tension here for me, aside from my distaste for snarky pansies. The "failure to warn" is an ethical omission to the larger community, but were I to do so, my motive would need to be right. If you have any input on how valuable you find web reviews of local computer shops, would love to hear it. Thanks again. [/QUOTE]
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