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From: chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu (Chuck Rickard; ACS (UGRAD))
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Subject: Re: MS-DOS 5.0 from Egghead
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Date: 26 Jun 91 14:08:13 GMT
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I just talked to a friend of mine who works at Egghead, and he said that the
upgrade packages actually cost them more than what they were selling them
for.  Also, Egghead does not sell their mailing list to anyone, and neither
do they buy anyone elses lists.  They depend solely on volunteer customer
forms and these "Instant Rebate" forms.

BTW, Egghead bought Microsoft's first million copies, and they are almost
all gone.


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Chuck Rickard
(chuck@umbc5.umbc.edu)