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From: jmann@bigbootay.sw.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Thank you, Apple!
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Date: 28 Mar 90 18:15:20 GMT
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Apple is in a better position to give away their OS than IBM
or Microsoft. If you are using the Mac OS, you own a MAC, thus Apple
has made some money from you. You are a customer and it is reasonable
for them to give you the latest release.

If you want a copy of MS-DOS, however, you may never have purchased
anything from Microsoft. You may have just picked up a PC Clone
(without DOS) and want to pick up the latest DOS as a freebie. Why
should Microsoft give it away.  (On the other hand, I wish they would
make it easier/cheaper for current registered owners to pick up 
new releases.)

Jim