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From: russotto@eng.umd.edu (Matthew T. Russotto)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.system
Subject: Re: Apple will be charging for System 7.0 (TM) (C) etc...
Message-ID: <1991May2.144455.10531@eng.umd.edu>
Date: 2 May 91 14:44:55 GMT
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In article <1991May2.055055.19376@CAM.ORG> pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin) writes:

>NO.  In Canada, any dealer/Var that copies System 7.0 will be violating
>its agreement with Apple Canada (the Dealer or VAR authorization agreement).
...
>I am NOT trying to hype anything, but any Canadian user who thinks he can
>just drop by a dealer on May 13th and get a copy will be seriously
>dissapointed when he learns that the rules of the game have TOTALLY
>changed in Canada.
>
>This information comes directly from the System 7.0 and AU/X product
>managerin Canada.  He has recommended pricing far in excess of the $50
>for documentation that Apple USA will be (supposedly) offering.

Headline on May 13:
HUGE TRAFFIC JAM ALONG CANADA/US BORDER. APPLE COMPUTER SUSPECTED CAUSE.
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Matthew T. Russotto	russotto@eng.umd.edu	russotto@wam.umd.edu
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