Re: Hypocrisy part deux

["FIRETEK" <firetech(change-the-ch-to-k)@telus.net>]

In Line.

"I brive a dus" <alarminstall@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1166770824.796992.260260@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

> I am by no means a fan of the DIY market although it provides
> know-it-all customers a different avenue to travel rather than dialing
> my number to annoy me with their nonsense. I lost a deal to a DIYer
> last year and was happy with the outcome. The customer just knew too
> much about everything and even knew alot about nothing's second cousin
> something. He was the Time Life How To Do Everything book author.
>
> I am also no fan of double standards. There are other DIY characters
> and folks with alterior motives that post here regularly that don't
> poke the beehive by publically posting info, and don't stir the pot.
> Does that make them any better? I mean if a guy steals 1 of your
> watches and you find out about it while someone else steals another
> watch and you never know it's missing is the first guy guilty and the
> second gets a walk or are they both thieves? A thief is a thief is a
> thief.
> We have posters here offering to unlock proprietary panels, renting
> proprietary programmers, and selling access to proprietary installation
> manuals. What's your thoughts on them? They are stealing but when have
> you ever questioned them?

1.  How do you know the panels they "unlock" are "proprietary"?
2.  Whom do they "rent" the "proprietary programmers" to?  And why would any
self respecting alarm dealer want to re-use some of the "junk" that's out
there (I'm referring of course to "AlarmForce, Brinks, and NextAlarm")?

> What's your thoughts on other DIY stores being listed on websites
> authored by ASA posters?

As long as they don't "shill" their products, I've no problem.  I note that
most seem to respect the FAQ.  The two exceptions are _both_ idiots.



> If you want to bash the guy for whatever reason then have at it. Throw
> dukes with him until your knuckles fall off but for crying out loud
> shut the fuck up already with the ethics nonsense. If the Ethics police
> ever raided this place we'd all be cellmates.

I doubt that.


>
> Bass Home is no more a threat to my business than the corner deli. Like
> I said, I hate the concept of DIY but I've accepted the fact it is here
> to stay. These DIY sites can move their "headquarters" to states that
> have no license requirements with the flick of a wrist so it's wasting
> time and resources even trying to fight them. Distributors are the only
> ones who can put an end to it but they never met a dollar they didn't
> like.

On that we can agree.  I don't think any distributor should be selling
product to someone that isn't licensed (or qualified) in their
State/Province.