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From: ching@brahms.amd.com (Mike Ching)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: C++ upgrade (was Why do people pirate software?)
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.183242.21304@amd.com>
Date: 30 Aug 90 18:32:42 GMT
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In article <6832@milton.u.washington.edu> ashing@milton.u.washington.edu (Al Shing) writes:
>In article <1990Aug27.220656.22537@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu> mikew@proton.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael B. Williams) writes:
>#In article <90239.093316F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> F0O@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>#>      One of the great advantages of buying a product is the updates and
>#>price breaks you can get on new software.  Borland has been wanting me to
>#>buy Quattro Pro from them for $99 for the last 6 months.
>#>                                                  [Tim]
>#Of course, a $99 upgrade to Turbo C++ Professional, now we're talking...
>#
>
>The price will come down to around $150 pretty soon, so don't hold your 
>breath waiting.
>


I just got an upgrade offer of $80 for C++ and $125 for C++ Professional.
Are we talking or holding our breath?

Mike Ching