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From: barad@brand.UUCP (Herb Barad)
Newsgroups: net.micro,net.micro.mac,net.micro.amiga,net.micro.pc
Subject: Troubles with TDI Software, Inc.
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Date: Fri, 2-May-86 16:28:50 EDT
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Posted: Fri May  2 16:28:50 1986
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Keywords: possible false advertising...
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I have just had a bad experience with TDI Software, Inc. of Dalas,
Texas.  I have a 4-page flyer that was mailed to a friend of mine
about 6 weeks ago.  He gave it to me knowing that I had a MacIntosh
and was interested in Modula-2.  The flyer describes the TDI
Modula-2/ST system (as well as some other products from TDI).  The
flyer lists many bullets describing the software.  Two of the bullets
are:

* Available NOW for the 520-ST, Amiga, and Mac
* Price $69.95

The 4th page of the flyer is an order form with prices for different
products for the 520-ST, Amiga, IBM PC, and Macintosh.  Since I wanted
a native compiler for the Mac, I decided to call them.  

I spoke to a salesman (I believe the name was Johnson) and he said the
they did not have any product for the Mac.  He knew nothing of any add
or that anything was ever planned for the Mac.  End of conversation.

After talking to a few friends who thought that this salesman just
wasn't aware of what was going on, I decided to call again.  This time
I spoke to a woman named Patty.  She also said that there was no such
product for the Mac.  She wanted to know whereI got the information.
I told her and she was not aware of this information.  After
complaining a little about why this flyer would say something like
this another gentleman got on the phone and said that the development
of this product for the Mac was cancelled because of the fact that
another company was coming out with a superior product.  I asked him
about the flyer (implying that this was false advertising since it
clearly stated that the compiler was available for the Mac).  He said
he was sorry that I felt that way.  End of conversation.

Both of these conversations were held on May 2 around 10:00 am PDT.

I don't see how any responsible company can publish any advertisement
that states that a product is available "NOW" and the product never in
fact materializes.  I wonder if others have had any trouble dealing
with TDI Software, Inc.

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Herb Barad	[USC - Signal and Image Processing Institute]

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