Forum Post: We need a win!
Posted 13 years ago on Nov. 15, 2011, 10:36 a.m. EST by stuartchase
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Here is a nasty company we can take down:
Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Digital Products Division 9740 Irvine Boulevard Irvine, CA 92618-1697
Here is the proof:
http://www.zdnet.com/news/toshiba-to-pay-2b-settlement-on-laptops/103804
http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=2213279355&v=wall
http://www.nytimes.com/1988/04/15/opinion/l-punishing-toshiba-is-a-secondary-boycott-809388.html
http://www.boycottowl.com/Toshiba/79
They have been hurting people for over 20 years, and it needs to stop!
Interesting. I'm actually using a Toshiba laptop from 2007, which has been generally much more reliable than other Windows systems I've used (i.e. never crashes, doesn't have a loud fan noise going except during intensive calculations). But after reading these sites, well... I'll have to think twice. Unfortunately business has its own little Carnot cycle - invest in quality when you're obscure with relatively few sales, and cut back on it once you're a market leader. That way you buy reputation cheaply and sell it for a big payoff.
Rule of thumb: if you're seeing something advertised on TV, do not buy it.
This used to be a good company, at least product wise. Their selling of military secrets are another matter. Anyways, the point is that if you buy a product from Toshiba now, you will probably get screwed or finance someone else getting screwed. Anyways, best of luck to you.