Re: OS/2 2.0 for Can $80.00 (no taxes)

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From: Gerald Abshez
Date: Tue, 23 Jun 1992 17:42

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In article <1992Jun23.024526.8544@unlv.edu> slumos@unlv.edu (Steve Lumos) writes:
>>    $99 for dos owners
>>    $139 for everyone else (I guess that's most folks...)
>
>I don't think that *most* folks steal DOS. I would hope that *most*
>folks get a version of DOS with their machines. While there are many
>who steal later versions of DOS, I don't think that it is most. I
>think it is pretty fair, they will accept ANY version of DOS, they
>could have decided to accept only PC-DOS which is what they did with
>1.x upgrades...

Well, getting a version with your machine doesn't mean you didn't steal
it. Many independent computer makers (NOT the biggies) will give away
or sell you DOS for a certain price, and then charge you more for
"manuals" (read actual DOS). I'd also disagree that most people don't
steal later versions. While some people are honest, most find the
overwhelming temptation to copy something which they would otherwise
pay ~$50(CAN) for. I was quite surprised by the number of people who
had MS-DOS 5.0 *before* it was available at the local computer store.

Gerald.

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From: david@r-node.gts.org (Gerald Abshez)
Subject: Re: OS/2 2.0 for Can $80.00 (no taxes)
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