Re: Microsoft basic & new

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From: fenris
Date: Sat, 02 Jan 1993 03:04

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 -=> Quoting John Villalovos to All <=-

 JV> Any one else out there notice that since December 1st Microsoft does
 JV> not offer free support anymore for their BASIC products (at least PDS).
 JV> Now you have to call either a 900 number, 800 number with credit card,
 JV> CI$, or Genie. 
 JV> They don't seem to do this with programs like Excel.

 JV> I wonder if they do it with their C compliler.  Probably not since
 JV> Borland competes with them in that language.  But since MS is around
 JV> the only one who does BASIC and controls most of the market I guess
 JV> they think that they can force people to pay for support.  I asked them
 JV> if they supported the Internet and the said no.

Well, they still offer free support in Canada...

Fenris



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