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From: dyer@spdcc.COM (Steve Dyer)
Newsgroups: comp.protocols.appletalk
Subject: Re: Multiport Localtalk Router
Message-ID: <4192@spdcc.SPDCC.COM>
Date: 26 Sep 90 03:00:13 GMT
References: <1990Sep25.033556.4073@Shiva.COM> <9009252338.AA00960@andros.Cayman.COM>
Reply-To: dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
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In article <9009252338.AA00960@andros.Cayman.COM> brad@cayman.com writes:
]>> The EtherGate lists for less than the FastPath ($2399 vs $2795) In
]>> addition, you should now be able to trade in a FastPath 1, 2 or 3 and
]>> get an EtherGate for $999 (similar to the FP-4 upgrade deal).
]I understand (and support!) the efforts of various vendors to get the word
]out on their various solutions; However, I don't feel as comfortable with
]all off the sales information which is being passed recently. Thanks for
]the technical info - please hold the sales info.
]I think non-technical information is best sent to comp.newprod; Am I the
]only one who feels this way?

I think you've got a bug up your ass.  Chill out.  In the context
in which it was presented, it didn't seem out of line to me.
I'd rather have too much information offered to us, the consumer,
than staying in the dark.  What's more, upgrade information is only
useful for people who have purchased the damn boxes to begin with!

At the very least, complaints about a competitor's behavior (especially
when the "offense" is so arguable) strikes me as more than a bit disingenuous.

-- 
Steve Dyer
dyer@ursa-major.spdcc.com aka {ima,harvard,rayssd,linus,m2c}!spdcc!dyer
dyer@arktouros.mit.edu, dyer@hstbme.mit.edu