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Article #488Re: 3.0 right to use license without CD?
From: Wassim M. Jabi
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:32
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 16:32
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In article <1992Jul27.212329.481@metrosoft.com> gvh@metrosoft.com (Gordon Van Huizen) writes: >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 >-- >---------------------------------------------------------------- >Gordon Van Huizen vox: 619.488.9411 fax: 619.488.3045 >Metrosoft gvh@metrosoft.com [NeXTmail welcome] >---------------------------------------------------------------- I don't think I am divulging any secrets here (I hope not), but I heard that NeXT will offer a right-to-use license with no media for $99 (educational?!!?) -- Wassim M. Jabi (313) 936-0229 Doctoral Program in Architecture, University of Michigan 2000 Bonisteel Boulevard Ann Arbor Michigan 48105-2313 wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu NeXTMail-friendly
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.misc Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!caen!news From: wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu (Wassim M. Jabi) Subject: Re: 3.0 right to use license without CD? Message-ID: <SCV-GPC@engin.umich.edu> Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 12:32:32 EDT Organization: The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor References: <1992Jul27.212329.481@metrosoft.com> Reply-To: wjabi@libra.arch.umich.edu Distribution: usa Nntp-Posting-Host: libra.arch.umich.edu Lines: 34