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From: michaelk@copper.WR.TEK.COM (Michael D. Kersenbrock)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Re: Why PC DOS 5.0 = $100 & MS 5.0 = $40
Keywords: IBM MS DOS MICROSOFT
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Date: 18 Jun 91 16:40:17 GMT
References: <1991Jun18.011419.5625@socrates.umd.edu>
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In article <1991Jun18.011419.5625@socrates.umd.edu> cm320a15@socrates.umd.edu (Arnie Unger) writes:
      
         In a mailing that I got from Egghead today, the much touted
      MS-DOS 5.0 is only $40 with the instant rebate (just fill out
      the required questionaire).  I guess this is an upgrade price
      only?  In the same mailing they advertise the complete IBM
      PC-DOS 5.0 (for purists) for $100, including the instant
      rebate.
         What gives?  Is there anything included with the IBM version
      that warrants such a price discrepancy?  Am I being asked to
      reach down and grab my ankles one more time by IBM for buying
      True Blue?  Does the MASH cast come to my house and install it
      for free?  Inquiring minds want to know!
      
      Arnie Unger (cm320a15@socrates.umd.edu)

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I belive that the mailer says the the IBM DOS 5.0 *upgrade* is the same
$40 as the MSDOS upgrade.  The $100 package is the "from scratch"
NON-upgrade price.  A "NON-upgrade" MSDOS package appears not to be
currently available (at least not from Egghead).


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Mike Kersenbrock
Tektronix Logic Analyzer Division
michaelk@copper.WR.TEK.COM
Aloha, Oregon