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From: artk@congrunt.uunet.uu.net (Art Kreitman @ Congruent)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: MKS Pricing for OS/2 versions
Message-ID: <3.UUL1.3#5085@congrunt.uunet.uu.net>
Date: 12 Oct 89 18:58:35 GMT
Organization: Congruent Corporation, New York City
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    I recently looked into upgrading my mks development stuff (mks toolkit,
rcs and make) to OS/2.  What I found out is that MKS looks at it as a separate
purchase and I that the OS/2 versions cost twice the DOS versions (a heafty 
sum, considering that, in most cases, the work consists of changing a library
and running a make).  Aldus is offering a PM version of Pagemaker for a $100.
upgrade, and MicroSoft is offering a PM version of EXCEL for a $50. upgrade.
I'd like to hear someone from MKS justify attempting this sort of ripoff.

Art Kreitman