Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rutgers!apple!agate!ucbvax!ucdavis!csusac!utgard!klt From: klt@utgard.uucp (Ken Thompson) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga Subject: Amiga Resource/Compute Summary: Demise of AR, stuck with Compute Keywords: magazine subscription Message-ID: <1990Aug31.102856.223@utgard.uucp> Date: 31 Aug 90 19:20:05 GMT Distribution: usa Organization: QMA, Inc., Rancho Cordova, California Lines: 47 ReplyTo: klt@utgard.UUCP (Ken Thompson) Recently Amiga Resource bit the big one, or at least was bought out and is now discontinued. I was one of the (apparently few) people subscribing to it. I got a notice in the mail telling me that I was now going to get Compute, which new has a section covering Atari, Commodore and Amiga... Basically sounds to me like an IBM magazine with an article in the back about other computers. Anyway, I am not thrilled abou that, so I sent a letter to the new place asking for a refund for the rest of my subscription. (I had a few months left of the 6 issue sub with disk. I don't believe there will be any disk with Compute.) Anyway, here is the response I got, signed by Connie Olsen, customer service: Dear Subscriber: We take great pleasure in announcing the newest addition to General Media Publishing's family of magazines: COMPUTE. COMPUTE will now be bigger and better than ever with sections of special interest just for you. When General Media purchased the COMPUTE Magazines and/or disks, their only obligation was to fulfill the number of subscription copies you were to receive. General Media is under no financial obligation, therefore, we are unable to honor your refund request. We hope you enjoy your future issues of COMPUTE! Sincerely, Connie Olsen Customer Service That's word for word. Any spelling errors are probably mine. My question is basically can they do this? They aren't sending me what I ordered and paid for, and aren't doing anything about it. COMPUTE is probably a fine magazine but I don't want it! Post or Email replies to csusac!utgard!pyrgard!klt. If anybody's interested, I can post a summary at some future date. Thanks in advance! klt -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ DISCLAIMER: Like anything I say matters anyway....... csusac!utgard!pyrgard!klt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------