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From: <djnatpeninsula.hotkey dot net dot au>
Subject: [os2genau] Wouldn't you know it?
Date: Sat, 22 Sep 2001 08:41:37 -1000

Just received this,

Now that the split up is reversed, screww the customer again.

"------------
Beat the Microsoft Price Rise*
Buy Now & Save!
Microsoft have announced they will be increasing the price of their
software from the 1st October 2001*
CHANGES TO YOUR MICROSOFT LICENSING OPTIONS.
Microsoft are advising all licensing customers to upgrade to the current
version of their products before the 1st of October as they will no
longer be allowing any upgrades via their Licensing program. Upgrade
Advantage will still be available until 28 February 2002."

Regards 
Dennis

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Date: Sat, 22 Sep 01 11:23:28 +1000
From: "Simon Coulter" <shcatflybynight dot com dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Australian Personal Computer

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Hello Ed,

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them on numerous occasions when they reduce their OS/2 coverage.  I've =

complained about dropping OS/2 from the workshop, lack of coverage of =

Aurora, no coverage of eCS, hundreds of MBs dedicated to Windows desktop =

themes on the CD and very little of anything for alternative OSs, but the=
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don't listen.

I too noticed the silent dropping of the shareware in the October edition=
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with no mention in the September issue that the OS/2 stuff would be =

dropped.

I'll be sending another letter to APC informing them that I will not be =

renewing my subscription.  It took me at most 10 minutes to read the =

October rag.  There is very little of any interest to me in it now so no =

point paying for it.  Very flash but no substance -- kinda like Windows!

Regards,
Simon Coulter.

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Date: Sun, 23 Sep 2001 09:35:09 +1000
From: Ed Durrant <edurrantatbigpond dot net dot au>
Subject: Re: [os2genau] Australian Personal Computer

Simon, I can only agree. I have also written many times - even offering
to supply them with articles if they found it hard to get information.

I also used to subscribe but I found the mag was in the shops 10 days
or 2 weeks BEFORE I got my mag in the mail in Adelaide. I'd normally
expect subscribers to get the mag first or at least at the same time as
it hit the shops ! The result was I'd read colleagues copies and when my
finally arrived it was old news !

I think even Windoze fans would have been disapointed with the October
APC, so much on Cameras and Hardware !

It has happened before that the OS/2 workshop has simply been misssed
off the CD, but in these cases, it's still been mentioned on the CD contents
- hence a problem when the created the CD. This time there is no reference
anywhere and as I said they've even droped the three word description of
how to start the CD for OS/2 users. What is interesting is what is slated for
next month is Windows XP - what's the likelyhood of Linux or MAC now
being reduced to just CD-Based articles in the space that OS/2 used to have
to make more room in the mag for yet another flavour of Windo$e ??

There are thank goodness, still some good OS/2 E-zine sites around, but I
like to sit down and read from good old fashioned PAPER sometimes !
Perhaps we should approach these sites and ask if they are willing to
produce a print compatable version of the site ??

Cheers/2

Ed.

Simon Coulter wrote:

> M
> Hello Ed,
>
> I subscribed to APC solely for the limited OS/2 coverage.  I've written to
> them on numerous occasions when they reduce their OS/2 coverage.  I've
> complained about dropping OS/2 from the workshop, lack of coverage of
> Aurora, no coverage of eCS, hundreds of MBs dedicated to Windows desktop
> themes on the CD and very little of anything for alternative OSs, but they
> don't listen.
>
> I too noticed the silent dropping of the shareware in the October edition
> with no mention in the September issue that the OS/2 stuff would be
> dropped.
>
> I'll be sending another letter to APC informing them that I will not be
> renewing my subscription.  It took me at most 10 minutes to read the
> October rag.  There is very little of any interest to me in it now so no
> point paying for it.  Very flash but no substance -- kinda like Windows!
>
> Regards,
> Simon Coulter.
>
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