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From: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: StuffIt Deluxe
Message-ID: <14349@wpi.wpi.edu>
Date: 4 Aug 90 00:12:26 GMT
References: <1990Jul28.085949.16498@diku.dk> <1990Jul29.143716.20286@amd.com>
Reply-To: macman@wpi.wpi.edu (Chris Silverberg)
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester ,MA
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In article <1990Jul29.143716.20286@amd.com> ching@brahms.amd.com (Mike Ching) writes:
>The net has avoided *requiring* commercial software in the past and is
>likely to continue to do so. Sounds like pretty sleazy marketing to me.

Well, I guess you could say that many services have required a shareware
software product, which is a similar idea. In addition, when Stuffit Classic
is released, (it's on public beta now), that will replace Stuffit 1.5 on
the shareware market. Deluxe is for people who want the extra features and
are willing to pay for it.


 
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