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From: briand@tekig4.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Icon Review Winter Catalog / Can you say Vaporware?
Message-ID: <1106@tekig4.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 21-Nov-86 14:28:46 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov 21 14:28:46 1986
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Reply-To: briand@tekig4.UUCP (Brian Diehm)
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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Keywords: Promise them anything

>Got the latest issue of the Icon Review Mail Order catalog, and once again,
>the word which sums it up would seem to be "premature".

Yes, I once ordered Doug Clapp's Word Tools, or some such, which was CERTAINLY
in the vaporware category.  Icon Review sent me bi-weekly notices of it being
backordered, and did I want to wait or get my money back.  Well, when they no
longer listed the product, I said money back.  Total effect:  I no longer get
bi-weekly notices.  I certainly haven't gotten back my $49.  Be patient, they
say, but it's been about 8 weeks so far.  Time for a certified letter. . .

>For those of you who've gotten the Borland pamphlets in the mail:
>is it just me, or does John Sculley look like he expects Phillip Kahn to
>bite him?

I hate to judge people solely by looks, but Mr. Sculley might just have good
reason here!

As an aside, Icon Review lists TurboPascal at $66, and their catalog arrived
the same day as Borland's flyer for the $99 product.  Too bad I won't order
from Icon Review!

-Brian Diehm
Tektronix, Inc. (SDA - Standard Disclaimers Apply)