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Article #74060Re: Specialized software
From: Miron Cuperman
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1991 09:52
Date: Mon, 08 Jul 1991 09:52
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dd26+@andrew.cmu.edu (Douglas F. DeJulio) writes: >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. That's why we have a *market based economy*. That's why there are *different products* for *different customers*. *:)* >Doug DeJulio -- by Miron Cuperman <miron@cs.sfu.ca>
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X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 1025b4,f8ba9bb4a8fd2d37 X-Google-Attributes: gid1025b4,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 1991-07-09 04:20:50 PST Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!gmdzi!unido!mcsun!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!mips!atha!aunro!alberta!brazeau.ucs.ualberta.ca!unixg.ubc.ca!ubc-cs!fornax!miron From: miron@cs.sfu.ca (Miron Cuperman) Newsgroups: gnu.misc.discuss Subject: Re: Specialized software Message-ID: <1991Jul8.095231.20546@cs.sfu.ca> Date: 8 Jul 91 09:52:31 GMT References: <1991Jul5.053513.15758@cs.sfu.ca>> <gcR8b <1991Jul6.090850.18499@cs.sfu.ca>, <1991Jul6.222325.13344@cs.umb.edu> <AcRu=pu00WBw4P0dg_@andrew.cmu.edu> Organization: Simon Fraser University Lines: 22