Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ukma!widener!iggy.GW.Vitalink.COM!pacbell.com!decwrl!ads.com!henry From: henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.apps Subject: Re: DOS 5.0 Pricing Press Release Message-ID: Date: 12 Jun 91 17:58:55 GMT References: <11JUN91192947@misvax.mis.arizona.edu> Sender: usenet@ads.com (USENET News) Distribution: world,local Organization: Advanced Decision Systems; Mtn View, CA USA Lines: 19 mwilliams@misvax.mis.arizona.edu wrote: -> ->Microsoft Announces MS-DOS 5 Upgrade -> ->The price paid by the company is determined by multiplying the total number ->of PCs at the participating addresses by the MS-DOS 5 Upgrade 100% Program ->price offered by authorized resellers. The suggested retail prices for the ->program are as follows: -> o 100-999 machines for $59 per machine; -> o 1,000-4,999 machines for $44 per machine; -> o 5,000 or more machines for $37 per machine. this is ridiculous ... individuals can buy the upgrade kit from EggHead Discount Software for $39 (they make you fill out a questionnaire for this price ... it has about ten questions on it.) if you don't fill out the q'aire then you pay $59. -- # Henry Mensch / Advanced Decision Systems /