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- From: "Stephen C. Marney" <scmarney@erols.com>
- Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++
- Subject: Re: MS C++ Subscription worth the $$$?
- Date: Wed, 20 Mar 1996 09:06:02 -0500
- Organization: Techsyn Company
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- Larry Baker wrote:
- >
- > David Byrden wrote:
- > > John Taylor <taylor12@llnl.gov> wrote:
- > > >Is getting the MS C++ subscription worth the money?
- > >
- > > It gets you a compiler that may work properly by the third or fourth
- > > installment of your subscription, because the first installment sure as
- > > heck doesn't.
- >
- > Think of it as paying in advance for roughly 4 bug-fix releases at
- > about $25 each. They occasionally include some enhanced functionality
- > beyond the version(s) you can buy off-the-store-shelves. Not a bad deal,
- > really, if you think of it in terms of pre-purchasing the updates.
- >
- > Larry
- > leb@sdt.com
-
- Yes but they stick you with a Visual C++ subscription upgrade
- (for those already owning Visual C++ 4.0) that costs $299 for
- three upgrades as I understand it (or major releases if they come along).
- I like to think of it as bug-fixes (plus limited additional
- functionality) at $100 each which, of course, makes it sound
- a little less inviting.
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