Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watnot!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-unix!hplabs!sdcrdcf!trwrb!gibson From: gibson@trwrb.UUCP Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: VIP Professional Message-ID: <1608@trwrb.UUCP> Date: Mon, 23-Feb-87 17:29:55 EST Article-I.D.: trwrb.1608 Posted: Mon Feb 23 17:29:55 1987 Date-Received: Thu, 26-Feb-87 21:38:02 EST References: <8702061449.AA20120@yale-celray.YALE.ARPA> Reply-To: gibson@trwrb.UUCP (Gregory S. Gibson) Organization: TRW EDS, Redondo Beach, CA Lines: 32 In article <8702061449.AA20120@yale-celray.YALE.ARPA> fischer-michael@YALE.ARPA writes: >In-reply-to: cbatt!cwruecmp!wang@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (Tsu Hua Wang) > >> Hi, Atari ST's VIP professional users. Did you ever get >> free upgrade of VIP professional, i.e. Gem version. I called >> ISD Marketing, Inc. (416-479-1880). They are insisting on $19.95 >> upgrade fee for their profit. I tried to call VIP Technologies >> (805-967-4434). But, no one answers phone. >> >> Is VIP Technologies still in the business? If they are, are >> they keep their promise on the VIP deal, i.e. as soon as Gem version comes >> out, the old VIP owner will get free upgrade? > >I bought the new Gem version of VIP last month through ISD Marketing, >Inc. I got the number of ISD by calling the old VIP number, so >I assume VIP is either out of business or has transferred all of >their customer support operations to ISD. When I expessed surprise >to the ISD representative over the $19.95 charge, I was told sorry, >but we've put more effort into the new VIP than we expected to so >we've decided to charge for it. I suppose they could be sued for >breach of contract, but who's going to bother for that small an >amount of money? Since ISD is located in Canada, that $19.95 can >be paid in Canadian dollars, reducing the cost somewhat. > >The product itself is nice. Dropdown menus replace the Lotus-style >menus, graphics are used to deliniate the rows and columns, and >the mouse can be used to move around the spreadsheet. And best >of all, it is no longer copy protected, so you can put away that >annoying key disk. > >--Mike Fischer >-------