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- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
- Path: sparky!uunet!srg!spica!dpipes
- From: dpipes@spica.srg (Dave Pipes x4552)
- Subject: Re: Maxis extortion? (was:Re: ATTN. MAXIS GAME OWNERS!!!!! (SimXXXX, etc.)
- Organization: just me
- Distribution: just me
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 13:09:15 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Nov18.130915.17789@srg.srg.af.mil>
- Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
- Keywords: maxis, simsity, simant, simearth, simrobots
- References: <BxuB6n.1Go@acsu.buffalo.edu> <Nov.17.17.45.04.1992.8455@ruhets.rutgers.edu>
- Sender: news@srg.srg.af.mil (Usenet news user)
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- In article <Nov.17.17.45.04.1992.8455@ruhets.rutgers.edu> zweldron@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Matthew Charlap) writes:
- >dudek@acsu.buffalo.edu (The Cybard=) writes:
- >>uprades to their DOS games for only $19.95 plus $5.00 shipping. Some of
- >>the new versions have new features, bug fixes and AdLib/SoundBlaster
- >>support. The offer is available until 12/31/92. Oh yeah, you have to send
- > ^^^^^^^^^
- >
- >Maxis doesn't release bug fixes to registered users for free? Does this mean
- >that if I buy a game from them that doesn't work properly, it will cost me
- >an ADDITIONAL $25 every time a patch comes out? I hope not. I haven't
- >purchased any Maxis software as of this time, and if this is true, I never
- >will.
- >Will someone please shed some light on this?
- >--
- >This is a test of the .signature
- >If this were a real .sig file, something else would be here.
-
-
- Nah, you just didn't read it. Maxis does release bug fixes for free I've
- gotten them before. The $20 is for the Windows conversion.
- David Pipes
- robear@digex.com
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