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From: sbb@esquire.UUCP (Stephen B. Baumgarten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Price for System Upgrades
Keywords: Only $100 a year?
Message-ID: <679@esquire.UUCP>
Date: 4 Oct 88 14:00:32 GMT
References: <8849@drutx.ATT.COM>
Reply-To: sbb%esquire@cmcl2.nyu.edu
Organization: DP&W, New York, NY
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In article <8849@drutx.ATT.COM> slb@drutx.ATT.COM (Sue Hendrix) writes:
>A friend of mine went to his local Apple dealer (Colorado
>Computer Systems in Westminster, CO) inquiring about the
>System 6.0.2 upgrade. He was informed that the only way
>the upgrade was available would be with documentation for
>$40, OR he could get 1 year's worth of system upgrades for
>$100. Is this true? He's wondering if this dealer is out to 
>hose him or if this is really new Apple policy. Does anybody
>know the straight scoop? Apple?

Unfortunately, relying on an incompetent dealer network is *old* Apple
policy.  This guy sounds like a real ripoff artist.  System Software is
free if you bring in your Apple System Software diskettes.  If you want
the docs as well, you can buy the latest System Software for around $49
(for which you get a complete, shrink-wrapped package).

Apple is supposed to have a "Consumer Evangelist" you can call about
bozos like this one.  Do any of you guys at Apple know for sure?

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