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- From: ckd@eff.org (Christopher Davis)
- Subject: Re: Macs cost too much (NOT!)
- In-Reply-To: ewright@convex.com's message of 17 Aug 92 19:23:57 GMT
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 23:28:20 GMT
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- EW> == Edward V. Wright <ewright@convex.com>
- SJM> == smoon@strfleet.gsfc.nasa.gov (Sang J. Moon) writes:
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- SJM> The initial investment needed for a Mac is definitely much higher
- SJM> than a pc, but in the long run, the cost in time, software, and
- SJM> hardware for corresponding systems is pretty much the same.
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- EW> Really? Last week, I saw a computer store selling Adobe Type Manager
- EW> for the PC for $45. Mac users can get it free (well, almost free, $7
- EW> shipping) by calling Adobe's 800 number. Here is yet another example
- EW> to show: PCs cost too damn much!
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- PC Connection charges $5 shipping per order.
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- MacConnection charges $3 shipping per order.
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- If you order mail-order once a month, that's $24 a year :-)
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