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Article #2546Re: Microsoft Australia restricts SDK documentation!
From: Bob Geer
Date: Thu, 09 May 1991 14:36
Date: Thu, 09 May 1991 14:36
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troy@plod.cbme.unsw.oz.au (Troy Rollo) writes: >*FLAME ON* >While Microsoft US allows the documentation to be purchased separately, >the dickless wonders at Microsoft Australia have decided that *NOBODY* >in Australia shall be allowed to have the documentation for the SDK >unless they buy the entire SDK, at A$850 a copy! >*FLAME OFF* Pardon my naivete', but is there some reason you cannot mailorder these books from a US or other mailorder house? I'm not familiar with international mailorder restrictions/procedures/limitations. Many mailorder ads & catalogs list both US & Canadian prices, so *that* border seems open. Unless, of course, the Australian edition is written in a different language. (just kidding :-) -- <> Bob `Bear' Geer <> bgeer%javelin@bambam.dsd.es.com <> <> cola-zombie <> speaking only for myself, one of my many tricks <> <> Salt Lake City, <> "We must strive to be more than we are, Lal." <> <> Ootah <> -- Cmdr. Data, learning schmaltz <>
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!uunet!orca!javelin.sim.es.com!bgeer From: bgeer@javelin.sim.es.com (Bob Geer) Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms.programmer Subject: Re: Microsoft Australia restricts SDK documentation! Keywords: Bastards! Message-ID: <1991May9.143635.1320@javelin.sim.es.com> Date: 9 May 91 14:36:35 GMT References: <1434@usage.csd.unsw.oz.au> Reply-To: bgeer%javelin@dsd.es.com Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp., Salt Lake City, Utah Lines: 21