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From: mikew@proton.LCS.MIT.EDU (Michael B. Williams)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: C++ upgrade (was Why do people pirate software?)
Message-ID: <1990Aug30.222112.27445@mintaka.lcs.mit.edu>
Date: 30 Aug 90 22:21:12 GMT
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In article <1990Aug30.183242.21304@amd.com>, ching@brahms.amd.com (Mike
Ching) writes:
|> 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:
|> >#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

You know, we really should get on Borland's case about their so-called
``upgrade'' policies.  When I upgraded to WordPerfect 5.1, it cost $85, 
%17 of the list price ($495) and %38 of what I paid ($219) for
WordPerfect 5.0.  Borland wanted $89 (I think) just to upgrade to Turbo
C++, which works out to 59% of the list price ($149?) and 89% of what I
paid ($99) for Turbo C 2.0.  They wanted $139 (I think) to upgrade to
Turbo C++ Professional, or 46% of the list price ($299).  What's worse,
for a while Egghead Software was selling Turbo C++ for $99 and the
Professional for around $159, and that's retail with no upgrade.

I guess the results of the upgrade plan were underwhelming, because now
I get this ``Second notice'' which offers me Turbo C++ for $79 and the
Professional for $125.  They should be ashamed of themselves!  I'd be
really upset if I had sent in the first notice.  Of course, paying $79
to ``upgrade'' software that you paid $99 for doesn't seem like much of
a bargain, either.  Do you think that perhaps if I wait a little longer....
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