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From: ngg@bridge2.UUCP (Norman Goodger)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Hyperprices for Hyperdrive support
Message-ID: <156@bridge2.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 3-Apr-86 20:21:30 EST
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Posted: Thu Apr  3 20:21:30 1986
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Organization: Bridge Communications, Inc., Mountain View, Ca
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> 
> ***	FLAME ON
> 
> Having been a Hyperdrive 20 owner for the past several months, I never thought 
> I would see the day when I would regret my purchase. Sad to say, that day has 
> come. I received a letter in the mail from GCC the other day informing me that 
> if I wished to upgrade my 512K Mac to include the new 800K drive, it would 
> cost me $89 to keep my Hyperdrive working. If I wished the Mac+ logic board, 
> it would cost me $299 to keep the Hyperdrive working.
> 
>
***	FLAME OFF


I agree with this entirely. GCC is trying to soak their users to the hilt.
its bad enough when they overprice their products, because they think that
they can get away with it, its another when they are taking advantage of
the user. ITs a real shame that they can't see the customer base that they
are throwing away, because of there greed and blindness to the market.
with the advent of the SCSI drives that are just as fast if not faster than
the Hyper at prices that are far lower it only a matter of time before 
Hypers market dries up. Hyper's excuse is they have better software, its 
only a matter of time before that problem is solved too.

				Norm Goodger
				Bridge Comm.
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