Xref: utzoo comp.sys.mac:26696 comp.sys.mac.programmer:4470 Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!decwrl!decvax!howtek!fred From: fred@howtek.UUCP (Fred Giuffrida) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Apple Partner status is STILL a bargain Message-ID: <801@howtek.UUCP> Date: 13 Feb 89 18:39:44 GMT References: <2576@pegasus.ATT.COM> <25605@apple.Apple.COM> Reply-To: fred@howtek.UUCP (Fred Giuffrida) Distribution: usa Organization: Howtek Inc., Hudson, NH Lines: 60 In article <25605@apple.Apple.COM> desnoyer@Apple.COM (Peter Desnoyers) writes: >In article <2576@pegasus.ATT.COM> ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) writes: >>Well, I just got my "Goodbye Certified Developer, Hello Apple Partner" mailing >>from Apple. ... >> >>Finally, the $600 annual fee includes >> ... >> + AppleLink account and minimum charges ($300) >> ... > >Now, do you REALLY want to pay that $300 for Applelink? What good is >it? Especially if you have USENET news and mail access? If you are a >one-man shop and worried about $600 then it seems like applelink would >just be a pointless waste of money. > > Peter Desnoyers > >These are my opinions only. My employer obviously finds Applelink more >valuable than I do. This is a serious note about why it is important for developers to get on Applelink. That is my way of saying that I don't post here very often so don't flame me to a crisp if this posting comes out bizarre. There are some very good reasons for getting on Applelink. It is, as its name implies, the only direct link between Apple and you. Apple does, contrary to popular belief, send information directly to developers on issues which they feel you may be concerned with. They do that via Applelink. If you care, Applelink is also the only official means of contacting Apple Developer Tech Support. If you can afford to get information a couple of weeks after the rest of the world Applelink is not for you. It's the first place to find stuff like tech notes, developer tools, product announcements, price changes, new system software, etc., etc. It also gives you a quick way to email anyone at Apple and most of the Apple developers out there. I have no connection with Apple and don't want to sound like an ad for Applelink, but I feel you shouldn't discount it totally. I find it a useful tool and end up dialing in there about once a day. - Fred Giuffrida Macintosh Project Mgr. Howtek, Inc. Disclaimer: I have my opinions. Howtek has it's opinions. Any connection between the former and the latter is in your imagination. -- -Fred.