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From: mmunz@pro-sol.cts.com (Mark Munz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: AppleWorks SELLS!
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Date: 12 Jul 89 15:32:05 GMT
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> Lynda, you seem so negative about AppleWorks!  No it is not the do all, end
> all program; but, it is a very nice, slightly overpriced, product (what 
> did ya expect when it was originally marketed by Apple?).  If you can 
> get a copy to try for a few days (especially with TimeOut enhancements) 
> I think you might find yourself likeing it (no I don't condone pirating, 
> but trying it is how I decided to purchase AppleWorks).  What makes the
> program very nice to have is that it is very widely supported; by user
> groups, companies (like Beagle Bros.), and those 1 million users.  If 
> you can get it at the special offer price of $99 (I think), then _I_ >
> feel its worth it.  To quote a cliche...
> "Don't knock it 'till you try it" 

Since Claris is not raising the price of AW3.0, I think folks will finally
be getting their money's worth out of a plain jane AppleWorks. And 3rd
party support (TimeOut) is important because it means you can add to
AppleWorks, but only with the pieces you need.

Of course, working for Beagle Bros may make the above a slightly biased
comment, but I was told yesterday that it would be really neat if there
was 3rd party support for MicroSoft Works on the Mac and IBM...