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In article <1993Jan4.072803.28071@news.rhrz.uni-bonn.de>, volker@sfb256.iam.uni-bonn.de ( Volker A. Brandt ) writes:
>To be fair, there IS the possibility to d/l their software from a mailbox in
>Germany, but the long distance phone charge would be even more than DM 20 :-(
>
>Yet another example how US mfgrs ***** their European customers.

Er, you forget the fact that CompuServe and GEnie require on-line charges in
order to download software as well.  We're not exactly getting the ICD software
for 'free' here either.  Some companies, like ICD, offer on-line access to
their software as a service to those people lucky enough to subscribe to that
service.  There is nothing illegal, immoral or attening in such offerings.  Not
everyone in the US is connected to CompuServe or GEnie either, and, for those
who are not, it costs money to obtain updates from ICD.

On the other hand, there are plenty of European manufacturers from whom we
cannot even GET an update electronically.  Should we then use this as an
example of how "[European] mgfrs ***** their [US] customers"?   I don't think
so.

Complain about something that matters.

-- David Paschall-Zimbel