Legal Opinion
Alloy Computer Products, Inc. v. Northern Telecom, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided March 29, 1988No. Civ. A. 86-3263-TPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TAURO, District Judge.
Plaintiff designs and manufactures equipment to expand the capacity and improve the performance of personal-computers. One of plaintiff’s products is the “QICTAPE” line of tape drive systems for IBM personal computers.
Defendant manufactures “tape drive units”, which plaintiff used in making its QICTAPE systems. According to the amended complaint, 1 defendant had represented that its tape drives were equipped with ceramic-coated magnetic heads having a minimum life of 1500 hours. Without informing plaintiff, defendant allegedly provided cheaper, non-ceramic…
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