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From: hermens@ted.cs.uidaho.edu
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Subject: Re: Registrations Cards
Keywords: Not cynical, nor callous.
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Date: 22 Apr 91 18:15:24 GMT
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IF registration cards are printed in such a way as to indicate the purpose:
  a)  "You WILL get technical support on this product..."
  b)  "You WILL be eligible for updates and corrected versions..."
  c)  "You WILL receive newsletter <name>..."
then they have a benefit to the end-user.

These cards I have turned in.

However, if the form has 25 questions on it about my income, age, sex, and
number of people in my family, then I don't see how this "registers" me
as a user.

That was my point.  I shouldn't have used the word NEVER; it should have
read RARELY EVER.

Leonard

(I'm not cynical, I just waved my wand over too many companies.)  :-)