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From: ebergman@isis.cs.du.edu (Eric Bergman-Terrell)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Borland C++
Message-ID: <1991Feb25.145828.13729@isis.cs.du.edu>
Date: 25 Feb 91 14:58:28 GMT
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Reply-To: ebergman@isis.UUCP (Eric Bergman-Terrell)
Organization: Math/CS, University of Denver
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Give me a break!  Do you develop commercial software?  If so, after a 
major upgrade (for example, converting a DOS application to Windows)
do you give the upgraded software away free to your loyal customers?
If so, you have deep pockets.

My policy:  customers shouldn't pay for bug fixes, but they should pay
for enhancements.

Borland did some MAJOR enhancements to add MS Windows support to their
C++ compiler.  It cost them big bucks, hence they expect to make big
bucks selling upgrades.

That's how the industry works.  You always have an option not to upgrade.


Terrell