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...Esther Howard, "Israel: The Sorcerer's Apprentice," in Middle East Research and Information Projects Reports...
...Esther Howard, "Israel: The Sorcerer's Apprentice," in Middle East Research and information Project Reports...
...other recipients were Lucy S. Howorth, a Mississippi lawyer and women's rights advocate, Esther Peterson, a well-known consumer rights advocate, and Dr. Helen B. Taussig, '21, a pioneer in pediatric cardiology...
...most common complaint is that manufacturers promise more than their machines can deliver. Says Esther Dyson, editor of RELease 1.0, an electronics newsletter: "The industry is raising false hopes. Computers are not user friendly. In fact, they are a pain to operate." Massachusetts Attorney Thomas Christo, who specializes in computer law, says intense competition leads to hard-sell tactics that hurt the customer. Among them: "low balling," that is, selling a computer that has an attractively low price but is too small to be useful, and "bait and switch," trading up a low-balled customer to a more expensive model...
...avoid problems, some buyers hire outside consultants to advise them on purchases. New York Lawyer Esther Schacter actually tore up a contract a client was poised to sign. Says she: "The worst thing a user can do is to rely solely on the seller." That is a lesson used-car buyers learned a long time...