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- From: rmorin@inforamp.net (Randy Charles Morin)
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: Borland C++ Upgrades
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 96 07:22:32 GMT
- Organization: MiddleWorld SoftWare
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- >On Mar 19, 1996 04:00:09 in article <Borland C++ Upgrades>,
- >'jpshan@nando.net (Joe Shannon)' wrote:
- >>Over a year ago I accepted a Borland offer for C++ V4.5. This offer, I
- >>was
- >>told, included TWO upgrades.. Eventually becoming the Windows95 version
- >>of Borland C++. Borland recently, after my request, sent me Vs 4.52
- >>and stated that they had fulfilled their promises. I am feeling very
- >>angry and would like some input from others to help me decide if I should
- >>continue to do business with Borland.
- >To the best of my recollection, Borland made it very clear that the
- >upgrades would be sent only to those requesting them. This, IMHO,
- >was a good business decision since many BC45 owners were not
- >interested in upgrading to Win95. When I called them for the
- >upgrades, Borland was very responsive. I think your anger is
- >unwarranted.
-
- Version 4.51 was supposedly sent to every registered user of version 4.5
- without having to request the upgrade. Version 4.52 was sent only to those
- that requested the upgrade.
-
- That is what Borland tried to shove down my throwt when I called them. I had
- not received either upgrade and had called to inquire why.
-
- I was told that I did not register my copy of version 4.5. This was simply
- untrue, because I had received a copy of version 4.5 on 3.5" diskettes
- directly from Borland. You can't get the 3.5" diskettes, unless you register
- your product. I registered my product and asked for the diskettes at the same
- time.
-
- They basically lied to everybody. Another reason why they are losing the
- compiler race to Microsoft.
-
-
- Agrivar
-
- aka Randy Charles Morin
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