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- From: earthstar@grumpy.magg.net (Greg_Blanchard)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
- Subject: Re: AS225r2: is it available from anywhere?
- Date: 17 Feb 1996 11:17:13 -0500
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- >In article <484.6617T1265T652@cycor.ca> gcaine@cycor.ca (gcaine) writes:
- >> >> Does the developer material come with the package, or is it available?
- >>
- >> >It will be on AmiNET in about a week, if our Beta testers don't have any
- >> >problems with it. Probably a MAXIMUM of 2 weeks from now.
- >>
- >> >Standard reasoning - why bloat the disks for those who couldn't care less,
- >> >when its easy to make it available to those who do.
- >>
- >> Putting it on AmiNET is fine with me. I have to admit I was hoping for
- >> a better price than $150 US though.
-
- >I won't argue the merits of the price, but I will mention that that is MSRP.
-
- >MSRP generally means if you buy direct from the manufacturer, that's what
- >you pay. If you buy mail-order, though (once its available via that route),
- >you can usually get things cheaper than MSRP.
-
- >So, if you truly can't afford $150 (no matter how well deserved!), then wait
- >a bit and you should see lower pricing from other places.
-
- Jim, with reference to my post as the self appointed "average home user"
- regarding the overprice of Gecko.
-
- Is there some thoughts about a stripped down version? Perhaps, instead of
- putting a "demo" version out, a purely 'dialup' system at the price point
- some average "home" programs (US $30) might be marketable.
-
- Just a thought!
-
- Cheers,
-
- Greg
-