Re: Specialized software

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From: Douglas F. DeJulio
Date: Sun, 07 Jul 1991 23:25

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betsys@ra.cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz) writes:
> WHere is the incentive for the manufacturer to continue to make these
> products easier to use, and where is the guarantee to the customer
> that these products are extensively tested, if the only money to be
> made is on support?

If you or your company needs those services, then *pay* for those
services explicitly.  If *you* need those services and I don't, then
*I* shouldn't have to pay for your needs in the form of high software
prices.
-- 
Doug DeJulio

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From: dd26+@andrew.cmu.edu (Douglas F. DeJulio)
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Subject: Re: Specialized software
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Date: 7 Jul 91 23:25:41 GMT
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