Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: utzoo!utgpu!water!watmath!clyde!rutgers!sri-spam!ames!amdahl!kim
From: kim@amdahl.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: DMCS "quiet" upgrade ... sleazy business practices
Message-ID: <6411@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 29-Apr-87 18:05:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: amdahl.6411
Posted: Wed Apr 29 18:05:52 1987
Date-Received: Fri, 1-May-87 02:04:32 EDT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
Lines: 47
Keywords: DMCS Electronic Arts sleazy upgrade quiet silent business


[ Some days you eat the line ... some days the line eat's you ... ]


Seems that Electronic Arts is also being sleazy with a "quiet"
update to DMCS, in addition to the one reported here on DPaintII.
 
 
Bob Mitchell writes (in our internal Amiga conference):
 
> Deluxe Music Construction Set
>
> If (against my advice) you purchased Deluxe Music
> Construction Set, EA is sending out a free replacement.
>
> You must have called them to complain, and given them
> your name and address.
>
> They are not publicizing this.
>
> Assuming they fixed the bugs, it is an impressive product.
>
> Robert Mitchell



BTW, I sent EA $20 way back in January for an unprotected version.  To
date, I have not heard *anything* whatsoever from them, but they finally
did cash my check (within the past month).  Hopefully, they will be sending
me the newer version RSN.

Wonder if the "E" in Electronic Arts will be offset as is reported for
DPaintII?  Anybody besides me feel these "quiet upgrades" are a sleazy
way of doing business?

/kim


-- 
UUCP:  kim@amdahl.amdahl.com
  or:  {sun,decwrl,hplabs,pyramid,ihnp4,seismo,oliveb,cbosgd}!amdahl!kim
DDD:   408-746-8462
USPS:  Amdahl Corp.  M/S 249,  1250 E. Arques Av,  Sunnyvale, CA 94086
CIS:   76535,25

[  Any thoughts or opinions which may or may not have been expressed  ]
[  herein are my own.  They are not necessarily those of my employer. ]