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Subject: BASRUN.EXE Fees Dropped
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Date: Sat, 24-Sep-83 01:01:13 EDT
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Posted: Sat Sep 24 01:01:13 1983
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From:  b-davis@utah-cs (Brad Davis)

Quote from September 12, 1983 Computer Systems News, page 20:

"Microsoft Drops Some Compiler Fees"

"Microsoft Corp. has dropped completely all fees for run-time support
versions of its language compilers that third-party software vendors
are required to include with their applications packages.  Until now,
software developers using Microsoft's BASIC, Business BASIC, and COBOL
compilers were required to pay $40 per copy or $2000 per year to
include the run-time support package when they sold their
applications."

"Microsoft changed the requirement in order to enhance its competitive
position in the compiler market and to yield a standard pricing policy
for all languages, ... No runtime support fees have been required for
Microsoft's Pascal, C, and FORTRAN compilers."