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To: Lane3 who wrote (82990)	9/8/2008 7:21:41 PM
From: Stan J. Czernel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541922

I said the Manufacturer retains ownership of the product, and has latitude regarding how it deals with this requirement. It may find that it can now - due to a smart redesign of the product, and a smart use of materials and smart construction - be able to refurbish it and sell it again! " Conceptually, that's rental. If Maytag retains ownership of my dishwasher and may refurbish it and "sell" it again when I consider its useful life over, then I've effectively rented it. If I pay for it over time, then it's indistinguishable conceptually from a rental. Regarding Conceptually, that's rental. OK - have it your way. Call it what you want. But rental still allows the manufacturer to chuck the thing into a landfill when its useful life is over. The scheme I have outlined extends the idea of ownership to include the items afterlife