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Re: 3.0 right to use license without CD?

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From: Gordon Van Huizen
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 1992 21:23
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In article <1992Jul27.174854.6556@cybernet.cse.fau.edu> tom@cse.fau.edu  
(Tom Horton) writes:
> Does anyone know if NeXT plans to offer a right-to-use license/upgrade  
> *without* the CD for less money than buying 3.0 on CD?   This would  
benefit  
> sites with more than one machine, and folks with personal machines and  
access  
> to a CD-drive and CD at work.   If so, does anyone know the list price?
> Thanks,
> Tom
> --
> 
I've heard of no plans to do this. The cost of duplicating and  
distributing a CD-ROM are so low (they come "free" in periodicals now)  
that I can't imagine that it would significantly affect the upgrade cost  
anyway. Seems $295 isn't a bad price for the license itself.

Gordon
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