In comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.chips MyndPhlyp wrote:
http://www.liberator.net/articles/Va...nsibility.html

Very nice, but I wouldn't consider debridement to be required
for "minor burns". Especially not on the vulva (ouch!)

IMHO, Wikipedia is a bit more authoratative:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's_coffee_case

It _is_ an interesting question of responsibility:

1) coffee is customarily served at 150-160'F
2) McD coffee was deliberately served at 180-190'F
(presumably for competitive advantage -- staying warm longer
or to use cheaper coffee beans)
3) who is to blame for the resulting burns?

The same question of responsibility arises in lots of cases,
tire blowouts, vehicles catching fire, ...

Maybe people in the computer field accept strict "caveat emptor"
because the major software supplier(s) produce buggy products.

-- Robert