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- From: pathak@mitre.org (Heeren Pathak)
- Subject: Re: Can someone at IBM please explain why developers should develop for OS/2?
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- References: <1992Jul28.021436.2865@hellgate.utah.edu> <1992Jul29.154428.12738@njitgw.njit.edu>
- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 19:53:22 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul29.154428.12738@njitgw.njit.edu>, dic5340@hertz.njit.edu
- (David Charlap) wrote:
- >
- > In article <1992Jul28.021436.2865@hellgate.utah.edu> brian%jensen.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Brian Sturgill) writes:
- > >Why does IBM charge so much for the hardcopy manual set?
- >
- > Perhaps because it consists of 17 large volumes?
- >
-
- Fine. Then do what MS did with NT and put the manuals on-line on a CD.
- Allow people to buy the manuals separately. This will bring down the price
- to a more reasonable level. I would love to develop code for OS/2 but
- since the money would be out of my own pocket, I am waiting until Borland
- release their complier.
-
- > >How can anyone possibly justify a >$800 price tag?
- >
- > Right now, it's only ~$300. I'd be shocked if dealers didn't discount
- > it to about $600 or less. $800 will be a list price.
-
- Since MS is giving the NT CD's for $69, ~$300 is a bit high. IBM needs to
- get software out for OS/2. Sure they have "convinced" the big companies to
- release OS/2 products (supposedly they funded the development effort) but
- they really haven't done much for the small developers.
-
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