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Article #11197Re: Why PC DOS 5.0 = $100 & MS 5.0 = $40
From: Michael D. Kersenbrock
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 16:40
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 1991 16:40
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In article <1991Jun18.011419.5625@socrates.umd.edu> cm320a15@socrates.umd.edu (Arnie Unger) writes:
In a mailing that I got from Egghead today, the much touted
MS-DOS 5.0 is only $40 with the instant rebate (just fill out
the required questionaire). I guess this is an upgrade price
only? In the same mailing they advertise the complete IBM
PC-DOS 5.0 (for purists) for $100, including the instant
rebate.
What gives? Is there anything included with the IBM version
that warrants such a price discrepancy? Am I being asked to
reach down and grab my ankles one more time by IBM for buying
True Blue? Does the MASH cast come to my house and install it
for free? Inquiring minds want to know!
Arnie Unger (cm320a15@socrates.umd.edu)
......................
I belive that the mailer says the the IBM DOS 5.0 *upgrade* is the same
$40 as the MSDOS upgrade. The $100 package is the "from scratch"
NON-upgrade price. A "NON-upgrade" MSDOS package appears not to be
currently available (at least not from Egghead).
--
Mike Kersenbrock
Tektronix Logic Analyzer Division
michaelk@copper.WR.TEK.COM
Aloha, Oregon
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr.ens.tek.com!wrgate!copper!michaelk From: michaelk@copper.WR.TEK.COM (Michael D. Kersenbrock) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Why PC DOS 5.0 = $100 & MS 5.0 = $40 Keywords: IBM MS DOS MICROSOFT Message-ID: <6338@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM> Date: 18 Jun 91 16:40:17 GMT References: <1991Jun18.011419.5625@socrates.umd.edu> Sender: news@wrgate.WR.TEK.COM Organization: Tektronix Lines: 30