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- From: volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt )
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st
- Subject: Re: ICD Host Adapter
- Message-ID: <1993Jan5.121733.25322@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>
- Date: 5 Jan 93 12:17:33 GMT
- References: <1993Jan4.022838.2123@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu> <1993Jan4.072803.28071@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de> <1993Jan4.171904.17555@news2.cis.umn.edu>
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- In article <1993Jan4.171904.17555@news2.cis.umn.edu> davidli@simvax.labmed.umn.edu writes:
- >>Yet another example how US mfgrs ***** their European customers.
- >
- >Er, you forget the fact that CompuServe and GEnie require on-line charges in
- >order to download software as well. We're not exactly getting the ICD software
- >for 'free' here either. Some companies, like ICD, offer on-line access to
- >their software as a service to those people lucky enough to subscribe to that
- >service. There is nothing illegal, immoral or attening in such offerings.
-
- No, of course not, I merely wanted to point out that ICD offers a service to
- their US customers while not offering a similar service to overseas customers.
- If I appear to be bashing ICD here, I'm sorry. It's just that I observe this
- behavior from US companies *all* the time. If you want examples, send email.
-
- > Not
- >everyone in the US is connected to CompuServe or GEnie either, and, for those
- >who are not, it costs money to obtain updates from ICD.
-
- Indeed. The *real* problem is that ICD is a little paranoid about people
- tinkering with their software. I had a discussion with Tom Harker on CeBIT
- about this *ages* ago, and we agreed to disagree :-(
-
- >On the other hand, there are plenty of European manufacturers from whom we
- >cannot even GET an update electronically. Should we then use this as an
- >example of how "[European] mgfrs ***** their [US] customers"? I don't think
- >so.
-
- If they offer electronic updates for Europeans but not for US customers, you
- should at least let them know that you're unhappy. I am unhappy with ICD,
- and precicely because their s/w is *good* and I can't get an update the way
- US customers can.
-
- >Complain about something that matters.
-
- Right you are. Should I cc Darek M. and Bob R. ?? :-)
-
- -- Volker
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