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Re: Microsoft MASM upgrades (long) (trimmed)

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From: Andrew Koenig
Date: Thu, 02 Jan 1986 15:07
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> The agreement I sign ( I didnt buy one of these, but the principal
> still applies) with a company is with that company, and they *OWE*
> me support. If I had a problem with PC-DOS, since I signed an
> IBM licenseing agreement, I would go to them with my problem.

... and they would begin by showing you the part of your agreement
that says that they are under no obligation to provide you with any
support.

Like it or not, most software vendors sell unsupported products
these days.  If you don't like it, don't buy them.
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Subject: Re: Microsoft MASM upgrades (long) (trimmed)
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Date: Thu, 2-Jan-86 10:07:19 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan  2 10:07:19 1986
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