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From: ggreenbe@rodan.acs.syr.edu (Gerald Greenberg)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
Subject: Re: First CIS, then Delphi, now Genie
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Date: 5 Sep 90 10:12:44 GMT
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In article <5440130@hplsla.HP.COM> andyc@hplsla.HP.COM (Andy Cassino) writes:
>| Geesh. It $4.95 going to break your budget? If you get any kind of
>| mail at all or spend any time in any of the other 100 products that 
>| are now FREE due to the flat rate than you could easily SAVE yourself
>| money over the long run.
>| 
>| -- John Townsend				!ames!atari!towns
>|    Atari Corp, Systems Software
>Yah, actually once I read GEnie's pitch I decided to "join" (e.g. not quit
>GEnie). There is a lot of value-added for the monthly fee that the original 
>poster did not mention. I think it is a GOOD DEAL. Besides, GEnie is going to
>lower 2400 baud rates as well. Shows me for making decisions based on 
>whining in comp.sys.atari! 
>    % Andy Cassino                                       %
>    % Hewlett-Packard - Lake Stevens Instrument Division %
Well, when I first mentioned this situation, I did mention
that Genie's deal looked the best; however, my main assertion
still stands, i.e. people who use Genie infrequently will be
subsidizing the cost to those who use if frequently.  With
respect to John Townsend's message:  what if you don't use
mail on Genie?  and what if you only access Genie once every 4
months, say?  As for Andy Cassino's comments:  what if you
don't have 2400 baud?
Let's look at this another way?  Would Genie be switching
formats if it would be worse for Genie?...I doubt it, so it
must be better for them.  They claim it will be better for the
users as well, i.e. the users will spend less money (in the
long run).  If the users will be spending less money, this
should be worse for Genie (I would think).  Well, somebody has
got to be paying more...who?  Exactly the people who would be
paying a monthly fee, but would only be using the service a
bit every few months.  To tell the truth, I don't think I've
used $60 of connect time each year for the past few
years...and I imagine the same is true with others.
I guess I don't see why none of these services (i.e. CIS,
Delphi, or Genie) has offered the users the option to choose
one option or the other, i.e. join the new system, or stay on
the old way.  It seems to me that would make everyone happy.
--Gerry
PS.  There are no flames intended in this posting.