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Someone is telling lies here. The above statement just isn’t true, refer to [10] and [14]
for details.
The hardware has been updated for greater reliability and to
provide for future enhancements.
Asking for further details, this was swiftly followed up by:
There are no known reliability issues with 1.90, we are always
updating the design and hardware on our stations to keep up
with current technology. At this point there are no plans
for future enhancements to our stations.
Remarkably, within a 24-hour period Davis states that the consoles have been up-
dated for greater reliability — without actually being aware of any reliability issues
in the ”old” versions. That sounds like an interesting way to spend an R&D budget.
Also, providing for future enhancements which are not even planned certainly leaves
an impression that something is seriously wrong with either the engineering teams or
the technical support teams — or possibly both — at the Davis HQ.
As for the ”we always update” statement, it’s worth noting that firmware version
1.90 was released in 2009, with no public updates until version 3.00 started shipping
on new consoles in mid/late 2012. We have later seen FW versions 3.12 and 3.15. The
meaning of the word ”always” seems to be somewhat stretched, twisted and redefined.
5.5 Social media
Davis maintain their own Facebook page, mainly allowing customers to praise their orig-
inal Davis products.
Interestingly, any ”wall post” with even a hint of criticism is removed immediately.
Even more interesting is the fact that users who dare to ask critical but appropriate ques-
tions are banned from further posting. Indeed a most interesting policy for a company
which loves customer feedback (as stated on the Davis website).
It seems that someone could easily get a job in the public relations office of the
Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.
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