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From: cabruen@athena.mit.edu (Charles Alan Bruen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
Subject: Re: prices
Message-ID: <1991Apr25.233139.21863@athena.mit.edu>
Date: 25 Apr 91 23:31:39 GMT
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What really bothers me is $495 for the new Excel 3.0. Even if it is the
best spreadsheet program on the market (debatable!) why on earth should
I have to pay 1/2 the cost of my computer for it. 

As another example Framemaker. I use it in on our lab's computer at it
is fantastic in my opinion. So now I am faced with a problem. I could
slip a couple of disks in and put it on my computer at home, for free.
But No! I want to be an honest person and actually buy it, to allow the
company to make a profit on its hard earned work. The result, and $800 debit.

Give me a break.

-Charles Bruen
 Aero/Astro MIT
 cabruen@athena.mit.edu