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From: papa@pollux.usc.edu (Marco Papa)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Death to Portal
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Date: 10 Apr 89 18:03:12 GMT
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In article <16943@cup.portal.com> Doug_B_Erdely@cup.portal.com writes:
>Ok, Ok... I know that the developers like BIX. They get access for free, who
						     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>would not like it. (That's what I was told anyways) Besides, I understand that
>their rates are much more reasonable now.

Doug, referring things that you've been told as "truth" without checking them 
out makes you as ignorant as the people that told you. Developers PAY 
connect and usage fees on BIX IDENTICAL to everybody else.  NOBODY gets
in for free, whether you are a developer or not.  It is simply a fact that
with the new FLAT charges, BIX is definitely very comptetitive with all
the other nets.

-- Marco Papa 'Doc'
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