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From: jgarland@kean.ucs.mun.ca
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re:  $99 Quattro offer
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Date: 30 Aug 90 10:52:46 GMT
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> 
> As a registered owner of Turbo C 2.0 on the theory that any time 
> you can buy a $495 piece of software for
> $99, you should do it, and lo and behold, I all of a sudden have lots of 
> uses for a professional quality spreadsheet.  
> 
> Borland can send me these offers any day.  I am aware that Q Pro is probably
> going to be upgraded fairly soon, and that the upgrade fee is probably going 
> to be considerably more than $99, but I'll probably go ahead and get the
> upgrade.  

Don't be so sure, Borland's upgrades tend to be quite 
reasonable--especially at the .X level.  

> This strategy is a lot like that of the drug pushers, and IBM - start 'em off
> cheap and get 'em hooked, and then hit 'em when they can't do without your
> product.  Too bad other vendors haven't figured this out.  
 
>     Al Shing (ashing@cac.washington.edu)


For what it's worth, all I can say is *ME TOO*.  Quattro Pro has been 
a joy to use, and I've never used, or thought I needed, a spreadsheet 
before.

John Garland

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