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From: ac08@vaxb.acs.unt.edu ((C. Irby))
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Upgrade Policies in general (MicroSoft particularly)
Message-ID: <29753.26a33d70@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>
Date: 17 Jul 90 16:31:44 GMT
References: <989@duteca.UUCP> <90198.134333SAS102@psuvm.psu.edu>
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In article <90198.134333SAS102@psuvm.psu.edu>, SAS102@psuvm.psu.edu (Steven A. Schrader) writes:
> In article <989@duteca.UUCP>, hansm@duteca8.tudelft.nl (Hans Mulder) says:
>>
>>Since I switched to system 6.0.4 MS Excel (v. 1.0) stopped working.
>>I called microsoft and was told that the solution to my problem was an
>>upgrade to version 2.2.
> 
>>
>>My question now is:
>>        1. who is to blame that v. 1.0 doesn't work anymore
>>           - MicroSoft (according to me)
> I would say Apple if anyone. Basically Microsoft did some things utilizing the
> way the System worked. When Apple upgraded, they had to implement changes in
> order to make room for the IIci and the portable. It was Apple's change in arch
> etechture that screwed things up.
> 

You mean you don't know about Microsoft's famous "we'll write it any way
we damn please" attitude?  Every time Apple comes out with a new version
of the System, some Microsoft product breaks because they can't seem to
remember how to follow the guidelines... 

> Anyway, as far is Excel is concerned they can not be help liable for changes in
>  the environment that are beyond their control.
> 

The programming environment *is* within their control.  They just don't care.

> Noone is forcing you to upgrade to the new system, therefore you CAN still use
> their software. So I think the breach of contract does not apply. They did NOT
> say that it would work with your version of the software, only the older
> version.

You're probably right about the legalities... but most of us in the Mac
world are pretty tired of having to upgrade Word or Works or Excel every
time Apple adds something new to the System...

..and you *know* that Word 4 is gonna break bigtime when System 7.0 hits.. :(

>
>Steven A. Schrader
>
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