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From: krazy@claris.com (California Lopez)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: MacWrite II Upgrade policy
Message-ID: <10088@claris.com>
Date: 6 May 89 06:27:44 GMT
References: <2800@mibte.UUCP>
Organization: Claris Corporation, Santa Clara CA
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From article <2800@mibte.UUCP>, by jnj@mibte.UUCP (Jim Jackson):
> 
> 	Also, we ordered our MacWrite and MacDraw when we purchased our Macs
> in Feb.  We heard about the upgrades before we got the products, and now we
> are told the MacDraw upgrade is free, but MacWrite is $65.00.  I'm sorry, but
> I'm used to an IBM world where you are entitled to a free upgrade during a
> resonable amount of time (at least that has been the case, I'm sure there has
> never been anything in writing).  Oh well, I will have to think hard and long
> before buying from Claris anything that is not a BRAND NEW release.
> 
> 			Jim Jackson
> 			Ameritech

Correct me if I'm wrong, but...

	The MacDraw upgrade was from MacDraw II 1.0 to MacDraw II 1.1.

	The MacWrite upgrade was from MacWrite 5.0 to MacWrite II.

MacWrite II *is* a "brand new release".  It's not just a new revision of
the old MacWrite.  It has been rewritten from the ground up.  And I believe
that there is a substantial (read "More than $65") price difference between
MacWrite and MWII.  (MWII retails for $249.  We don't sell MacWrite Classic
any more, so I can't look up its retail price.  Anyone?)

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