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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: Cheap ROM Upgrade for 512K Mac ??
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Date: Mon, 18-Aug-86 19:28:15 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 18 19:28:15 1986
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In article <1911@dciem.UUCP> frank@dciem.UUCP (Frank Evans) writes:
>...
>If this is possible can one just purchase a new ROM??
>
>It seems to me that this would be a fair alternative for the people who have
>512K Macs and external 800K drives and would like to upgrade for a minimal
>price!!
>
>APPLE's upgrading policy appears to lack genuine and sincere support for its
>customers. In reality, APPLE, it has taken two parties to make the Mac the
>computer it is today. 
>
>The developer and the PEOPLE WHO BOUGHT THE COMPUTER !!!
>
>Without the customers taking a chance on buying a Mac, future enhancements of
>the Mac would not have been possible without the profits.  I wonder if the
>original Mac customers would have taken a chance had they known about how APPLE
>would handle the upgrade policy and pricing. 
>
>So why does Apple forsake us each time by offering upgrade fees and options that
>are unfair??
>
> Come on APPLE you probably could have also offered just the ROM by itself !!

In comparison to companies which offer no upgrade path at all, Apple shines.

By offering the ROM and drive upgrade, Apple provided an upgrade to the
current product.

Offering the ROM alone makes no commercial sense. I'm not surprised that they
didn't offer it. I was amazed that they only asked $295 for the 
ROM/drive upgrade. I turned in my two year old single sided drive for
a double sided, and faster disk drive, at a good price, and they gave me the 
new 128K ROMS for free.

This offer is a very fair offer.
-- 
 Jim Budler
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