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From: scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (scott)
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Subject: Re: Borland C++ 2.0
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Date: 21 Feb 91 17:39:47 GMT
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In article <1991Feb18.180132.17072@cbnewsi.att.com> ejy@cbnewsi.att.com (eugene.yurek) writes:
>From article <1991Feb18.165403.3938@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, by scott@blueeyes.kines.uiuc.edu (scott):
>> 
>> My guess is that they make enough money selling the packages at the upgrade
>> price that they don't have to be ultra-persnickety-careful about who they
>> sell to.
>>	...
>> 
>Software manufacturers make MORE money by selling upgrades than by having
>some other person (dealer, mail-order place, ...) sell the original product
>for them.  At $99.00, Borland makes $99.00 in-hand (less duplicating fees).
>A product that costs $99.00 in the retail market probably makes the company
>that wrote it $50.00 to $60.00 (or less).

That makes sense.

BTW, I ordered my copy of BC++ last thursday (Valentine's day, the first
day I saw the reports on the net) and IT'S ALREADY HERE! IT ARRIVED YESTERDAY!

Now that's what I call SERVICE! Way to go, Borland!

BTW, I haven't had much of a chance to play with it, so I can't give much in
the way of a report.

I can say that it looks nifty, however! ;-)



-- 
Scott Coleman                                                      tmkk@uiuc.edu

"Unisys has demonstrated the power of two. That's their stock price today."
       - Scott McNealy on the history of mergers in the computer industry.