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Article #2420Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick
From: Larry Strollo
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 18:08
Date: Thu, 03 Sep 1992 18:08
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In article <Sep.3.09.36.08.1992.7825@gandalf.rutgers.edu> rgonzal@gandalf.rutgers.edu (Ralph Gonzalez) writes: > > >Yet, inside, it is just yet another notice trying to talk me into >upgrading from WriteNow 2.2 to 3.0. (Does bombarding people with >upgrade notices actually eventually make them want to upgrade?) > >So either there was an error in the printing of the envelopes, or >T/Maker (makers of WriteNow) considers the deluge of WriteNow upgrade >notices to be a "subscription". So if I don't get the upgrade, the >"subscription" will run out! Of course, if I were to take the upgrade, >I assume they'd stop the "subscription" anyway... :-) > I got the same silly blurb - AND I ALREADY BOUGHT THE UPGRADE, and sent the registration card in 3 months ago ! So, I called their 1-800 number in buffalo to ask them "what gives?". I wanted to make sure that they had received my registration, so I can continue to receive these sophisticated mailings |8-). She said she didn't know whether they got it or not, and that I would have to call Mountain View (not a 1-800 number). I asked her: "Don't your computers talk to each other ?" Her reply: "No, we don't have a modem or anything". Go figure. LMS -- =============================================================================== Larry Strollo strollo@ssd.kodak.com Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY 14653-9005 (716) 253-9822 ===============================================================================
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.apps Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!gatech!destroyer!ncar!ico!newsserver.pixel.kodak.com!strollo From: strollo@ssd.kodak.com (Larry Strollo) Subject: Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick Message-ID: <1992Sep3.180819.5436@pixel.kodak.com> Keywords: writenow tmaker Sender: news@pixel.kodak.com Organization: Eastman Kodak References: <Sep.3.09.36.08.1992.7825@gandalf.rutgers.edu> Date: Thu, 3 Sep 1992 18:08:19 GMT Lines: 33