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In article <25605@apple.Apple.COM> desnoyer@Apple.COM (Peter Desnoyers) writes:
>In article <2576@pegasus.ATT.COM> ech@pegasus.ATT.COM (Edward C Horvath) writes:
>>Well, I just got my "Goodbye Certified Developer, Hello Apple Partner" mailing
>>from Apple. ...
>>
>>Finally, the $600 annual fee includes
>>   ...
>>	+ AppleLink account and minimum charges ($300)
>>   ...
>
>Now, do you REALLY want to pay that $300 for Applelink? What good is
>it? Especially if you have USENET news and mail access? If you are a
>one-man shop and worried about $600 then it seems like applelink would
>just be a pointless waste of money. 
>
>				Peter Desnoyers
>
>These are my opinions only. My employer obviously finds Applelink more
>valuable than I do.


This is a serious note about why it is important for developers to get on
Applelink.  That is my way of saying that I don't post here very often so
don't flame me to a crisp if this posting comes out bizarre.

There are some very good reasons for getting on Applelink.  It is, as its
name implies, the only direct link between Apple and you.  Apple does,
contrary to popular belief, send information directly to developers on
issues which they feel you may be concerned with.  They do that via
Applelink.

If you care, Applelink is also the only official means of contacting Apple
Developer Tech Support.

If you can afford to get information a couple of weeks after the rest of
the world Applelink is not for you. It's the first place to find stuff like
tech notes, developer tools, product announcements, price changes, new
system software, etc., etc.

It also gives you a quick way to email anyone at Apple and most of the
Apple developers out there.

I have no connection with Apple and don't want to sound like an ad for
Applelink, but I feel you shouldn't discount it totally.  I find it a
useful tool and end up dialing in there about once a day.

- Fred Giuffrida 
Macintosh Project Mgr.
Howtek, Inc.

Disclaimer:  I have my opinions. Howtek has it's opinions.  Any connection
between the former and the latter is in your imagination.




-- 
-Fred.