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From: STEVENS@SENECA.BITNET
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: re: RE: Piracy
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Date: 19 May 89 20:58:00 GMT
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To:     MURRAY STEVENS <STEVENS@SENECA>
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Subj:   re: RE: Piracy

From:         Kee Hinckley <obsolete!nazgul@BLOOM-BEACON.MIT.EDU>

>>       One facet of the piracy issue that I'd like to bring up is the
>>  question of early version penalties (EVP - a.k.a. upgrade fees).  When a
>>  software item is upgraded to a newer version the same suggested retail
>>  price is kept.  People with older versions usually must pay an early version
>>  penalty in order to trade in their old version for the new one.  These
..

>When was the last time you went to a car dealer and complained
>because they wouldn't give you this years version of your car for
>30% of the price you paid for the old one?

Pardon ME BUT
YOU CAN!! It's called a "trade in!" You give them Your present car + 30%
(approximately (maybe as high as 50%) and BLAM you have the new car!
Murray
Stevens@Seneca
Thankyou, in advance, in retrospect and otherwise for Listening
P.S.  *  How do you "snort" MS-dos anyway?  *