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In article <dmurdoch.261.721411529@mast.queensu.ca>, dmurdoch@mast.queensu.ca (Duncan Murdoch) writes:
> Compuserve isn't that expensive; if you live in a big city so that it's a 
> local call, and you use a session automator, you can get a lot of 
> information for $5/month.  If you can't afford to spend $5/month, then the 
> sad truth is that Borland probably isn't interested in helping you.  
> They aren't helping you out of some noble feeling that since they sold you 
> something they should support it; they help you because they hope to sell 
> you something else.


"isn't that expensive". Where do you come from? If you look at it,
the $5 pays for log-on only. After that 99% of the services that
really make a difference cost you clocked at $13/hour. I decided to
skip Compu$pend after running bills in the $300-$400 region per
month. It's totally stupid to use a commercial system to provide
"support". Just consider the numbers. At 900,000 users Compuserve 
only provides access for a small fraction of the actual users of
software. Everyone else is left out. We'll see how long it takes
for the Borland and Microsoft guys to realize that. Things certainly
look different from a cubicle on Microsoft Way, on Scotts Valley Drive
or at the CIA.

Aki.

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