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From: bsherman@mthvax.cs.miami.edu (Bob Sherman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Beagle Bros
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Date: 30 Nov 89 08:30:13 GMT
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In article <8911300223.AA04048@apple.com> TSEMM@ALASKA.BITNET ("Ed 'Apple Guru' Moore") writes:

>I've been following the discussion on the restrictions on the freeware
>and I think that begle brothers is wrong.  From alaska the lower 48 is well
>in excess of 25 cents per minute.  If it is freeware, why should I pay the
>phone company for the program insted.  You must remember that it would
>take some time to find the program too, and get familar with the system.
>For the people in that area, good for them.  But for the people outside
>local, paticually far away, it would be cheeper to buy the programs outright!

>Just a few comments................Ed

Ah, but you fail to notice one very important aspect of their restrictions..

They say you may GIVE IT AWAY TO YOUR FRIENDS, and once that network gets
going, and friends give it to friends, it should rather quickly make it's
way around, even to the beautiful lands of Alaska since the US Mail still
makes it's way around on appointed rounds there..

That should take care of those who find it too costly to get the programs by
phone, but do check the per min rates for late night, I am in Florida and
can call Alaska for less than 25 cents per min late at night, so I would
think the west coast might be even cheaper...

Perhaps if it were requested, Beagle might even make special provisions for
those out of the "48" and overseas to get the programs on disk via mail for
a reasonable service charge.. as they seem like very reasonable folks there,
and no doubt realize that a phone transfer would be out of the question in
those cases...

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