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From: rsellens@watdcsu.UUCP (Rick Sellens - Mech. Eng.)
Newsgroups: net.micro
Subject: Re: The demise of Ziff-Davis
Message-ID: <1133@watdcsu.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 19-Mar-85 12:06:44 EST
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Posted: Tue Mar 19 12:06:44 1985
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References: <8668@brl-tgr.ARPA> <148@tektools.UUCP> <289@bgsuvax.UUCP>
Reply-To: rsellens@watdcsu.UUCP (Rick Sellens - Mech. Eng.)
Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario
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Summary: 

In article <289@bgsuvax.UUCP> ritzenth@bgsuvax.UUCP (Phil Ritzenthaler) writes:
>another person posted that he received a request from Ziff-Davis for
>a renewal for a subscription.  
>
>DITTO!  i have received several requests to renew Creative Computing.
>
>if they are in such bad shape, how can they in good conscience send these
>out if we are all to lose our money soon?

I do not know anything about the financial health of Z.D., but the
presumption of "good conscience" on the part of a company you think is
shakey could leave you unhappy. Any company that is in difficulties
*must* maintain its cash flow. Saying to one's customers "Please don't
give us any money right now, because we may not be able to deliver" is
a very effective way of commiting corporate suicide. If they are still
taking money it means that they haven't closed their doors *yet*.

It isn't very nice, but it may be the way it is.


Rick Sellens
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