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From: philip@Kermit.Stanford.EDU (Philip Machanick)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
Subject: Re: Borland C++ upgrades
Keywords: C++, upgrades, Borland, Microsoft
Message-ID: <1990Jun7.230601.8758@Neon.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 7 Jun 90 23:06:01 GMT
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In article <7457@fy.sei.cmu.edu>, bwb@sei.cmu.edu (Bruce Benson) writes:
> Microsoft took my request for an upgrade to Windows 3.0 based upon my say so
> over the phone (two upgrades, plus upgrade for Excel).  I asked the order
> taker how they can do this, and she said "well, we just trust you".  Kinda
> makes one want to go out and pay for all that shareware you've collected.
Hmm, yes. Of course, the "upgrade price" on many software products simply
reflects the fact that the dealer's cut has been removed...

Philip Machanick
philip@pescadero.stanford.edu