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From: [e-mail] (Dennis Grant)
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Subject: Re: I heard of a lawsuit??
Date: 16 Jan 1996 13:08:01 GMT
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In article <[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Manou BILLA) writes:
>
> On 10-Jan-96 17:41:36, Steve Powell ([e-mail]) wrote to All ()
> about Re: I heard of a lawsuit?? (<[e-mail]>):
>
> Hi Steve
>
> >In article <4cqlfm$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jonathon B.
> >Witherspoon) writes:
> >>
> >> I heard there was going to be a class action lawsuit against
> >> Softlogic for several problems concerning Pagestream 3.0
> >> and the way they have misinformed the public while they worked on
> >> other versions..
> >>
> >> Does anybody know about this??
>
> >Oh great, just what we need, some dipshit to start trouble like that.
> >What the fuck is up with these whingers?  Softlogic never made a secret
> >of the fact that they didn't want to release Pagestream 3 but felt
> >compelled by
> >a) Pressure from existing users
> >b) The depressed state of the Amiga market at the time
>
> >They even go as far as telling you, in every update, all the bugs and
> >short comings that they know about and ask you report any you find.
>
> >This sort of shortsighted mentality makes me want to puke.  Christ if it
> >was Softwood or Digita with their Wordprocessors, I would still disagree
> >but I'd be able to see your point, as they tell us (rightly so) that they
> >are shipping finished product, and bloody good they are too!  Soft Logik
> >on the other hand never made that claim for Pagestream 3.0, as far as I
> >know.  To the contrary, as a paying customer of Soft Logik, I'm totally
> >aware that I shouldn't expect a finished version untill 3.1 ships.
>
> >Certainly when I bought my copy of Pagestream 3.0, I knew it wasn't
> >finished before parting with any money.  Does nobody actually give a
> >thought for what it must be like to support the Amiga at the moment.  A
> >dead machine that has come back to life at a way too expensive price, I
> >bet these guys really feel secure in their jobs?  The question must be
> >asked:  Why are they bothering?  It can't be for the money at the moment,
> >which only leaves commitment to the Amiga as a valid reason for staying.
>
> >I for one applaud their loyalty, thanks Soft Logik, go and screw
> >these morons into the dirt, but don't be fooled into thinking that all
> >Amigans are thinking in the same way, were not!  Some of us can grasp the
> >incredibly difficult task you are trying to achieve with limited manpower.
> >To stay in business over, even the short term, SL are going to have to
> >have products out on other platforms that bring in hard cash, simply to
> >pay the wage bill!  To sue a company in that state is either deliberate
> >sabotage or very dim witted, if the intention was to see a finished
> >product.
>
> Exactly my words! (OK your English is far better than mine ;-))))
>

Me too. I _like_ the way SoftLogik has handled PageStream3. I wish every
company was as forthright and honest as they are.

If this lawsuit is for real, I wouldn't mind acting as a witness for the
defence.

And I quoted the whole article on purpose - it should be said often, and
loudly.

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Dennis Grant
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