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From: prl3546@tahoma.UUCP (Philip R. Lindberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: New GS ROMs
Message-ID: <565@tahoma.UUCP>
Date: 22 Aug 89 20:43:32 GMT
References: <34083@apple.Apple.COM>
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From article <34083@apple.Apple.COM>, by dlyons@Apple.COM (David Lyons):
> In article <237@ualtamts.BITNET> userDBUG@ualtamts.BITNET (Dan Berry) writes:
> 
> Does doubling the number of chips count as a drastic change? :-)

Sounds good! to me!

> It's pretty much a moot point in this case, but not everybody would
> agree that you have a "right" to a free ROM upgrade.  A large amount
> of work went into the ROM's development, and Apple owns it.

Okay Dave, I for one, don't feel the efforts you and your co-developers
aren't worth paying for.  I would be happy to pay for an upgrade.  8-)
Getting a increase in memory and a new mother-board would be worth some
thing.  The question here is: Why isn't one offered?
 
>>1.  I paid a rather large sum for a machine that I assumed,
> 
> Oh, *fine*...shall I recommend to my superiors that we never
> improve our products, because our customers will be annoyed
> that they can't have the new ones for free?  :-)

(see last answer.) This net has been moaning for some time about a perceived
lack of support, improvements, etc. for the Apple II line.  Now that it's
here, do we shoot the messenger since it isn't free?
 
>>Then again, I sold my GS just last week -- apparently just in
>>time [...]

I haven't sold mine, and I'm not going to either!! (Just pointing out,
Dave, for every one "bailing out", there's thousands who aren't.)

> 
>>                 I'm not against the GS, but I really wish that
>>they'd consult the general populus when they consider these things.
> 
> Do you want a free upgrade every time a product changes?
>     [ ] Yes      [ ] No

If it was wrong, unusable, etc. when it came out, yes.  If it's being
improved, generally no.

> Okay...now, what do I do with the results of this survey?

Come on Dave, don't let a few folks get you bitter.  You, Matt, and a few
others, are the only ones actively listening at Apple.  I would sure hate
to loose that over some thoughtless comments.
    (Note: I said "actively" listening.)

>  --Dave Lyons, Apple Computer, Inc.
>    My opinions are my own, not Apple's. <<-- keep giving your opinions!!


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