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From: abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper )
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Subject: Re: Gega-Updating; Talking about the New Half gegabyte ROM...CD vs LASER
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Date: Sat, 19-May-84 18:17:46 EDT
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But we've never really seen the economies of scale applied to computer
software.  Suppose your OS cost $125 and you were guaranteed the next
three updates or bug-fixes for free.  Then suppose subsequent
enhancements (fixes?) cost $20.00.  Since the cost of the medium should
halve in the near future, this is not unreasonable.  Suppose you
were guaranteed this for, say 3-5 years.  How would you feel about that?