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- From: roland@margaret (David A. Braun)
- Subject: Re: News on 2.1 Release
- Message-ID: <1993Jan22.145818.13089@choate.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 14:58:18 GMT
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- In article <timiller.727229446@vincent1.iastate.edu> timiller@iastate.edu
- (Timothy I Miller) writes:
- > In <1993Jan15.142426.17492@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU>
- jurlwin@gandalf.UMCS.Maine.EDU (Jeff Urlwin) writes:
- >
- > >In article <1993Jan15.233019.13207@waikato.ac.nz> harvey@waikato.ac.nz
- writes:
- > >>I was speaking to a loacl IBM person today about the upcoming 2.1 release.
- I
- > >>was told not to expect it before start of march.
- > >>
- > >>I then asked about cost. I was told and this person wasn't entirely sure
- but
- > >>did know that IBM wants to provide the upgrade for free (media only) (same
- as
- > >>for 1.0-1.1-1.2-1.3), but due to legal action by Microsoft, (They charged
- for
- > >>people to go from 3.0 to 3.1 so don't want IBM to give it away), there will
- > >>probably be a small charge to line BILL's pockets.
- > >>
- > >>It will be avaiable electronically, if they can persuade BILL that he
- already
- > >>has enough money, and as a full shrink wrap on disk and CD.
- >
- >
- > It seems to me that if a person already owns Windows 3.1, we should only
- have to show proof of license, and then get the upgrade free. I mean come on,
- how many licenses do we need for a program we're trying to avoid?!
- >
-
- Ditto, I've got a real copy of Win 3.1 (AARGHH...) And I certainly don't want
- to buy another copy... I think that Bill just wants another liscence to add to
- the # of copies of Windows sold... I wonder just how many of those copies, like
- mine, just sit around or are formatted for the disks.
-
- <roland>
-