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From: louie@sayshell.umd.edu (Louis A. Mamakos)
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Subject: Re: Spreadsheets
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Date: 14 Apr 91 16:23:11 GMT
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In article <1991Apr14.015900.17956@sjuphil.uucp> dcarpent@sjuphil.UUCP (D. Carpenter) writes:
>I've been using Wingz on my 040 Cube since I upgraded.  There may be
>some bugs, but I haven't noticed them yet.  So I'd say there are
>definitely TWO spreadsheets available, not one.

While it probably works just fine, try to actually buy a copy of WingZ
to use.  I had a copy on order from July 1990 through Novemeber 1990
when I finally canceled my order.  I never got a straight answer WHY
they couldn't ship to the product to me.

I finally said to myself: "Screw this.  I can get Improv for free.
Why endure the hassle?"  So I canceled the order, saved the University
of Maryland a few hundered dollars and am now using Improv.  If the
vendor won't sell and deliver a product, or even provide some
explanation, then what am I to think?

I can't really blame the free Lotus Improv offer this for this, as I
had an order in for it long before Improv was available.  I also had
an *immediate* need for a spreadsheet product.  They missed out on a
window of opportunity to build a user base in a vacuum of available
products.  They blew it.

louie