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Re: Apple's latest downgrades...

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From: Rebecca and Rowland
Date: Wed, 03 Jun 1998 00:00
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darren hayles <darren@renful.demon.co.uk> wrote:

> In article <199806021804451204339@thebeast.demon.co.uk>, Steve Rogers
> <thebeast@nospam.demon.co.uk> writes
> >darren hayles <darren@renful.demon.co.uk> wrote:
> >
> >> Whats wrong with QT3
> >
> >1) Shareware messages, despite not providing anything new which I nor
> >95%+ of other users can use.
> 
> QT3 controls just about every graphic file type i've asked it to open
> also any video format, most importantly AVI from the pc

I find Graphic Converter is much more useful for dealing with graphics
files.

[snip]

> For something that your not paying for, there is no reason why anyone
> should complain about the upgrade message

A message every time you use it?  And anyway, we *are* paying for it:
the cost of QT3 is factored into the cost of new Macs.  One of the
reason we buy Macs is because of Apple's software support which we do
pay for when we buy Macs and Apple software.

[snip]

Rowland.

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From: rebecca@astrid.u-net.com (Rebecca and Rowland)
Subject: Re: Apple's latest downgrades...
Date: 1998/06/03
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