Path: utzoo!censor!geac!torsqnt!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!sol.ctr.columbia.edu!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!wln From: wln@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (William L Nussbaum) Newsgroups: comp.sys.next Subject: Re: How to get Improv... Keywords: improv free copy Message-ID: <1990Dec19.142639.26099@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 19 Dec 90 14:26:39 GMT References: <1033@tokio.cs.utexas.edu> Sender: news@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Daily News) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 31 In article <1033@tokio.cs.utexas.edu> garnett@cs.utexas.edu (John William Garnett) writes: >In article declan@remus.rutgers.edu (Declan McCullagh/LZ) writes: >> >>HOW DO I GET MY FREE IMPROV? >> >> All distribution of the application will be on floppy disks. >> > >This is great! Talk about abandoning existing customers... > ... >I guess the message from NeXT to 030 cube owners is: "If you want >a free copy of Improv, go chunk down some cash ($499?) for a floppy >drive." Perhaps I should join the boycotters :-). Unfortunately, >this is probably just the beginning of a trend. ...it is, after all, free software. You can't exactly expect them to provide a now-$100 cartridge with it; I'd generally assume that your service provider (dealer, school, etc.) is supposed to move it to OD if it needs moving. I don't think that Lotus wants to take the risk of tracking 5000 ODs and misplacing even five. They have to go back out to the proper people, and that's too much work for a company practically giving away a product. And too risky if you upset someone. This is the sort of thing dealers are for; it's unfortunate that in some cases they don't handle this stuff properly, but they're supposed to. If you have a problem with getting your dealer to do it, then call Lotus and complain. Hopefully that won't be necessary, but... | William Lee Nussbaum, Jr. | wln@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu