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In article <8702061449.AA20120@yale-celray.YALE.ARPA> fischer-michael@YALE.ARPA writes:
>In-reply-to: cbatt!cwruecmp!wang@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Tsu Hua Wang)
>
>> 	Hi, Atari ST's VIP professional users. Did you ever get
>> free upgrade of VIP professional, i.e. Gem version. I called
>> ISD Marketing, Inc. (416-479-1880). They are insisting on $19.95
>> upgrade fee for their profit. I tried to call VIP Technologies 
>> (805-967-4434). But, no one answers phone.
>> 
>> 	Is VIP Technologies still in the business? If they are, are
>> they keep their promise on the VIP deal, i.e. as soon as Gem version comes
>> out, the old VIP owner will get free upgrade?
>
>I bought the new Gem version of VIP last month through ISD Marketing,
>Inc.  I got the number of ISD by calling the old VIP number, so
>I assume VIP is either out of business or has transferred all of
>their customer support operations to ISD.  When I expessed surprise
>to the ISD representative over the $19.95 charge, I was told sorry,
>but we've put more effort into the new VIP than we expected to so
>we've decided to charge for it.  I suppose they could be sued for
>breach of contract, but who's going to bother for that small an
>amount of money?  Since ISD is located in Canada, that $19.95 can
>be paid in Canadian dollars, reducing the cost somewhat.
>
>The product itself is nice.  Dropdown menus replace the Lotus-style
>menus, graphics are used to deliniate the rows and columns, and
>the mouse can be used to move around the spreadsheet.  And best
>of all, it is no longer copy protected, so you can put away that
>annoying key disk.
>
>--Mike Fischer <fischer@yale.arpa>
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