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- Path: sparky!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!asuvax!ennews!tosh!starta
- From: starta@tosh.UUCP (John Starta)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps
- Subject: Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick
- Message-ID: <DZwJqB7w165w@tosh.UUCP>
- Date: Thu, 03 Sep 92 18:38:48 MST
- References: <Sep.3.09.36.08.1992.7825@gandalf.rutgers.edu>
- Reply-To: tosh!starta@enuucp.eas.asu.edu (John Starta)
- Lines: 28
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- rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) writes:
-
- > I just got a weird letter. On the outside it says "URGENT - Expiration
- > Notification", and the return address is Heidi Roizen, 1390 Villa St,
- > Mountain View, CA 94041.
- >
- > Yet, inside, it is just yet another notice trying to talk me into
- > upgrading from WriteNow 2.2 to 3.0. (Does bombarding people with
- > upgrade notices actually eventually make them want to upgrade?)
- >
- > So either there was an error in the printing of the envelopes, or
- > T/Maker (makers of WriteNow) considers the deluge of WriteNow upgrade
- > notices to be a "subscription". So if I don't get the upgrade, the
- > "subscription" will run out! Of course, if I were to take the upgrade,
- > I assume they'd stop the "subscription" anyway... :-)
-
- I think that upon closer examination of the letter you'll find the
- expiration notice is really telling you that this is your last
- opportunity to get the WriteNow 3.0 upgrade for $49.95. (After September
- 30, 1992, the upgrade price becomes $69.95.)
-
- john
-
- --
- John Starta tosh!starta@enuucp.eas.asu.edu
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