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From: smedley@mizar.udel.edu (Trevor Smedley)
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Subject: Re: $99 for System 7.0?!?
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Date: 25 Apr 91 21:02:49 GMT
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In article <1991Apr25.090251.23943@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE>, breidenb@Informatik.TU-Muenchen.DE (Oliver Breidenbach) writes:
|> Gee, why aren't you listening?
|>The facts: READ APPLES SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT and live happily ever after.
|> When buying a mac you buy a LIFETIME (the macs lifetime, of course) right to
|> use Apples System Software (AU/X not included) including all future releases.

I've managed to keep out the the system 7 price wars, but I couldn't resist this one.  I have a copy of the license in front of me, and I see absolutely no mention of future releases.  I can't imagine any company granting rights for all future releases for any software product.
-- 
Trevor Smedley
Department of Computer and Information Sciences
University of Delaware
Newark, DE  19711
smedley@udel.edu