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- From: jmd@cube.handheld.com (Jim De Arras)
- Subject: Re: prices on c.s.n.announce -I want a vote!
- Message-ID: <1992Aug30.161133.18155@cube.handheld.com>
- Sender: news@cube.handheld.com
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- Organization: Hand Held Products, Inc.
- References: <1992Aug27.172015.14167@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- Date: Sun, 30 Aug 1992 16:11:33 GMT
- Lines: 32
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- In article <1992Aug27.172015.14167@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au>
- ede978e@monu6.cc.monash.edu.au (Robert D. Nicholson) writes:
- > I think the pricing server idea is a good one, although it still lets them
- > get the message accross but its better than blatant pricing information
- spread
- > across the net.
- >
-
- <flame on>
- "blatant pricing information spread[ing] across the net"! Sounds like prices
- are some disease. They are INFORMATION! Get it?
-
- Do you think CSN* is some sort of 'cold fusion' discussion group? No, it's a
- GREAT BIG COMMERCIAL! It is for the support of commercial products of NeXT.
- Most folks plan to *gasp* make money either using these machines, helping
- other's use them, or in just plain honing thier marketable skills.
-
- This anti-price-only mentality plain baffles me. I could understand (but not
- support) an anti-commercial postings mindset, but not this cock-eyed mess
- where, say, a Jack Reynold's style post (and I like your posts, Jack, don't
- take offence here) magically becomes NOT a commerical if the $599.95 is changed
- to $xxx.xx. What powerful magic! Now, suddenly, I see the posting as purely
- informational, where before I say only a blatent, offensive, commercial.
-
- Bullshit.
-
- <flame off>
-
- There, now I feel better. Offended folks please respond by e-mail
-
- Jim De Arras
- jmd@cube.handheld.com (NeXTMAIL, with prices, welcome)
-