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In article <1536@msa3b.UUCP> torre@msa3b.UUCP (Patrick Torre) writes:
> mikey@shuksan.UUCP (Mike Fields) writes:
>>I really appreciate paying $125 in Sept, getting the 1.01 upgrade
>>which fixed the initial release in November 90 and now being told that
>>I could have saved my $125 by waiting 6 months.  Thanks a lot folks!!
>
> How many other people feel "screwed",
> I have not yet had the chance to use TC++, 
> had to beg for the 1.01 upgrade (they wanted more money!)
> It is installed but no time to use it yet,
> and now there is something new, and cheaper than what I
> paid for the first upgrade!!

Yeah, I really hate how Borland has something better for less money.
Gosh, I wish they would charge us all full price and not let us get
sucked in by upgrades.  I also wish they wouldn't improve their
products so quickly.  What can they be thinking?
:-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

What a bunch of whining weenies!  I've bought every single upgrade since
Turbo C 1.0 came out, and the total cost has still been less than the
list price for the new Borland C++.

It is really quite simple, folks.  If you don't need the improved
functionality of the upgrade, then don't buy it!  Wait for the _next_
upgrade, and re-evaluate your position.  Borland will probably have yet
another upgrade in 6 to 9 months, so if this one isn't worth buying
then don't buy it.  This is called a free market.  Awesome concept.

> Borland could make good money on the quality of their products
> but instead they milk their "loyal" customers.       

Do you expect them to supply free upgrades for life?
Like Microsoft does? :-)

> Lets let them know how we feel!
> Kahn has written us enough letters, lets write him some!
> we are the customers , we pay their bills.

Go for it.  12 months from now, when you hear rumors that Borland
has a new version of the compiler ready but won't release it for
fear of customer backlash, you'll have something worse to bitch
about.

> dont let the sig fool you, I payed for TC++ with my 
> own cash.

So did I.  Versions 1.0, 1.5, 2.0, TC++, and now Borland C++.
They were all worth it.
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Steve Jacobs  ({bellcore,hplabs,uunet}!utah-cs!jacobs, jacobs@cs.utah.edu)