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Sanyo on the Cutting Edge?

Sanyo yanks a "Y2K compliant" logo from a plastic cutting board. We tell you why.

March 19, 1999

-- Declan McCullagh (declan@y2kculture.com), March 19, 1999

Answers

Something seems a little fishy. That cutting board is probably the most famous cutting board in the history of man. A great marketing move. Why pull the joke? I wonder if they are concerned that the humor will wear a little thin if some of Sanyo's flagship electronics are glitched-up.

-- Puddintame (dit@dot.com), March 19, 1999.

Maybe they should have put out a rider - board not guarenteed to be compliant with any software specifications including but not limited to those pertaining to Year 2000 issues.

-- Paul Davis (davisp1953@yahoo.com), March 19, 1999.

Yeah, they can be real freeky about it kind of like Time-Warner's little lead balloon that an astute poster pointed out last week. But it's gone this week! Time-Warner attorneys must be afraid, very afraid, not to mention indecisive. Maybe Time-Warner and Sanyo have the same law firm who has not clue as to what they're doing.

-- Puddintame (dit@dot.com), March 19, 1999.

Gee, that's significant news!!!!!

-- PJC (paulchri@msn.com), March 19, 1999.

I'm relieved to see that their Cordfree Cheese Grater is still Y2k-compliant. :-)

-- No Spam Please (No_Spam_Please@anon_ymous.com), March 21, 1999.