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Getting Gouged by Geeks

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the broken-trowlfaz-inhibitor dept.

dottyslashdottydot writes "CBC Marketplace recently ran a sting operation and discovered that most home computer repair technicians failed miserably at diagnosing a simple RAM failure. Many techs tried to sell unneccessary software or upgrades. (or even a new computer!) However, the worst offender was one guy who claimed that the hard drive had failed, and that the only remedy was to pay $2,000 to have a special facility with a clean room recover the data."

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  1. Re:getting gouged by whom? by 1u3hr · · Score: 0, Flamebait
    Dan Rather and the forged national guard document had the most coverage that I can think of.

    Interesting story. It appears that one document was fabricated, but almost certainly Rather was the victim, not the perpetrator. There was plenty of other evidence supporting the "Bush went AWOL" story, but someone wanted a smoking gun to tie it all up in a blue ribbon. Of course, it's conceivable that Rove was behind it, to discredit the allegations. He's done worse.