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Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick

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From: Larry Strollo
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


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Larry Strollo                                             strollo@ssd.kodak.com
Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester, NY 14653-9005                       (716) 253-9822
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Subject: Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick
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