Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!ut-emx!ccwf.cc.utexas.edu From: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.comm Subject: Re: WANTED: America Online OPINIONS Message-ID: <49471@ut-emx.uucp> Date: 24 May 91 18:47:07 GMT References: <1991May22.065212.29985@agate.berkeley.edu> > <1991May23.024406.3740@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <1991May23.125934.10345@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> <49432@ut-emx.uucp> <1991May24.140307.26994@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> Sender: news@ut-emx.uucp Reply-To: awessels@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Allen Wessels) Organization: The University of Texas at Austin Lines: 14 In article <1991May24.140307.26994@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> sjhg9320@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Emilio Lizardo ) writes: >Usually if its something important enough to worry about, the company >in question will 1) Send You a Mailer 2) Charge you through the nose >for the bugfix, aka 'Upgrade':-). I don't know what the distribution of machines to personal vs business/ed/gov users, but the above is a long way from being true enough to rely upon. I have lots of registered software and have NOT received update notices. Also, I like to decide whether something is important enough to upgrade for. I'd rather not risk my projects when I can avoid it. In some cases those minor releases can be obtained either free or for a nominal fee.