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- From: bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor)
- Subject: Re: FCC will proclaim Microsoft is run by Communists! : )
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- Date: Wed, 30 Dec 1992 21:27:24 GMT
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- In article <8243@lib.tmc.edu> jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu (Jay Maynard) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec30.153554.8759@tc.cornell.edu> bai@msiadmin.cit.cornell.edu (Dov Bai-MSI Visitor) writes:
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- >>Interesting logic. Ever noticed the "Buy 1 XX, get 1 YY free"
- >>deals ?
- >
- >Sure. Nearly all of them are short-duration, promotional offers. On the other
- >hand, the "Windows royalty on every machine" pricing MS wants everyone to sign
- >up for is the normal way for MS to do business.
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- Those who can afford long-term deals do, those who cannt - stop after
- a short time. Apparantly, MS feels strong enough to be able to supply
- its software for a cheap price for a long time.
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- >--
- >Jay Maynard, EMT-P, K5ZC, PP-ASEL | Never ascribe to malice that which can
- >jmaynard@oac.hsc.uth.tmc.edu | adequately be explained by stupidity.
- > "Brought to you by the letters O, S, and by the number 2." -- Mike Levis
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