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From: dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: A2-central...AUGGGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHH!!
Keywords: Rip-Off!!!!
Message-ID: <34236@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 23 Aug 89 18:36:55 GMT
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Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <3137@cbnewsm.ATT.COM> tp@cbnewsm.ATT.COM (thomas.a.pierce) writes:
>[...]  Also, just maybe A2 knows exactly what they are doing...
>Maybe they're counting on me not wanting to go through the hassles... yeah...
>Maybe they figure if they rip me off, even if it's only $4.67, and they do the
>same to 10 other people, they'll have an extra $46.70!!

A2-Central makes its money from the pool of readers who continue to subscribe
for a long time because they're happy with the newsletter.  I'd be surprised
if they made any money at all by charging you $4.67 for two issues.

[Dave L]
>> I consider A2-Central a high-quality publication, and I'd like to know what
>> you found unsatisfactory about it.
[Tom P]
>Ok, it has _ONE_ article, per se, per issue.  For the two issues that I
>recieved the subject of these articles was yesterdays (or yesterYEAR's--'NEW 
>ShrinkIT' HA!!!) news.

ShrinkIt may not be new--but widespread acceptance of NuFX and ShrinkIt was
news when A2-Central wrote about it.  I believe that issue came out at almost
the same time as Apple II Technical Note #14 (Guidelines for Telecommunication
Programs) and File Type Notes for NuFX.

>Oh, yeah you also get a FUNNY (T.?) cartoon!

Gee...I usually like the cartoons.

> I have one-What is so 'high-quality' about A2, and why do you like it so much?

They generally provide correct answers to technical and semi-technical
questions.  (This is more than you can say for a lot of publications.)
When A2-Central is incorrect or incomplete in an answer, they are very
good about printing corrections right away.

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