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In <dic5st$6sj$1@blue.rahul.net> on Sun, 9 Oct 2005 22:34:05 +0000 (UTC),
dold@XReXXNetge.usenet.us.com wrote:

>John Navas <spamfilter0@navasgroup.com> wrote:

>> Netgear touts the WG511 as CNET Editors' Choice and PC World Best Buy
>> (see <http://netgear.com/products/details/WG511.php>), yet those awards
>> were earned by the v1 design, not the current v2 design, which is really
>> a different product.
>
>Netgear isn't the only one. The silliness is obvious on several of the
>support sites where you have to look at pictures and serial numbers to know
>which "v" you have, and they all have different firmware/chipsets/actual
>manufacturers. ...

Indeed, it's all too common practice, and an unfortunate and shortsighted way
for these companies to be treating their customers.

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