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Keysight officially lost the plot - don't buy if you're a hobbyist
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AlfBaz:

--- Quote from: xrunner on January 16, 2022, 12:42:43 am ---
--- Quote from: AlfBaz on January 16, 2022, 12:29:56 am ---hmm...
Just logged in keysigth's website and looked at my profile.

All it has is my name and email address. Company name and city which are required fields, are blank as they should be since I never provided this information.
I went to type a company name into the field and a popup said that a company name is already registered with this account and changing it would require registration for any support or purchasing, so that's odd

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Ha!

I've had an account for several years and I tried it too and it tells me the same thing! I guess I can buy their test equipment now ...  :-DD

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Yep that's it exactly

When I get some time I might try and create an "asset" which to me means register a device to see if I can proceed to getting a calibration done
AlfBaz:
I've read (aka skimmed) all of this thread. Am I right in assuming this change came about in 2020?

I ask simply because I have worked in large company ecosystems and words/statements from the top sometimes don't filter down to the very low levels and if you bring them up you'll get either eyerolls or stern looks depending on the context and how high up the person is you are talking to

The Keysight CEO my be a fuckwit (isn't that a prerequisite) but the guys working for him, at least the ones representing Keysight on this forum are good people so, you know, loop holes.
They may remain indefinitely or it'll be some time before the changes filter down
Calvin:
Hi,

well let´s hope for those loop holes in the interest of KS.
But then ... I didn´t get any reply from those good people over here when I asked.  :--

regards
Calvin

Hmmmh ... I wonder what happens to those who won devices on Keysight Wave? Will they also be denied service?  :-DD
Squarewave:

--- Quote from: Calvin on January 15, 2022, 05:20:04 pm ---Hi,

I really had a giggle when I read that reply "Keysight products are designed, manufactured, and tested for professional and industrial use. They are not designed or tested for personal, domestic, or household use...."
It sounds so utter BS!
What is professional use anyway?

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So it sounds as though Keysight are saying that unless you get paid to use their test equipment, then they don't want you using it......

Fine with me, I get paid to use Tektronix and TTi and Fluke.
AVGresponding:

--- Quote from: Calvin on January 16, 2022, 09:19:42 am ---Hi,

well let´s hope for those loop holes in the interest of KS.
But then ... I didn´t get any reply from those good people over here when I asked.  :--

regards
Calvin

Hmmmh ... I wonder what happens to those who won devices on Keysight Wave? Will they also be denied service?  :-DD

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Well, this was the situation as of yesterday:


--- Quote from: Cerebus on January 15, 2022, 06:18:51 pm ---
--- Quote from: tautech on January 15, 2022, 07:01:57 am ---I do wonder why Daniel from KS that frequents here has seemed to have gone AWOL however I'd bet his inbox is getting a bashing.

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Well, the Keysight give-aways from Dave's raffle last April still haven't shown up, and I think Daniel has probably gone from "embarrassed" to "can't show my face in public".

Last time I heard from him in respect of that was 19th August last year. Part of me is going "Can't really complain, we are talking free after all", another part is going "Keysight eh? Lucky you changed the name or Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard would be turning in their graves.".

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