Path: utzoo!utgpu!watmath!clyde!att!pacbell!ames!ncar!gatech!hubcap!mjackso
From: mjackso@hubcap.UUCP (Michael W Jackson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Upgrade Notices
Summary: MSS, makes of Online!, were jerks from the start...
Message-ID: <4064@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 11 Jan 89 14:49:56 GMT
References: <6483@louie.udel.EDU>
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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As "whoever it was" said in posting "whatever" concerning Online!
from Micro Systems Software of Boxa Raton, FL:

   I have been a commercial software developer for the Amiga since
the beginning (AmigaDOS EXPRESS, for example). Way back then, I
bought Online v1.0 from MSS. It was advertised to offer VT100
support. Well, it had major bugs and NO VT100 support when I received it.
I heard through others that v1.2 fixed this. I called MSS. Their respons
was that I "could send some money and get an upgrade". I politely (well
maybe not that politely) informed them that if they didn't upgrade
me free, then they had fraudulently sold me the first version.
They sent the upgrade (v1.2). Their whole attitude seemed pretty sleazy.
BTW, I NEVER HEARD FROM THEM AGAIN. i.e. no mailings about upgrades, nothing!
Real jerks!@%@&!

   I just wanted to post this because it seems that they are still
doing the same sleazy business. It's a real shame that businesses
like these do so well. I just hope that this will help someone feel
better when they get shafted this way. 

             [:-)  Tom Boyer, Omega Star Software  (-:]

Please don't reply directly to this email address about this. He's
been really nice to let me post a couple of things.