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Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick

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From: Alan D.
Date: Fri, 04 Sep 1992 15:22
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strollo@ssd.kodak.com (Larry Strollo) writes:
>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 !

My story is worse...  I bought 2.2 for $30, to get the upgrade to 3.0.
Then I called to upgrade, & found out that they already had my name in
their computer, & I could have bought 3.0 for $50 without having
purchased 2.2...  Now, that would have been great, but _I had never
purchased WriteNow_ until about 2 days before calling...

	-=Alan
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Subject: Re: bogus WriteNow upgrade gimmick
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