Warning to ESIX buyers.

[Richard Foulk]

In article <2267 at jwt.UUCP> john at jwt.UUCP (John Temples) writes:
>In article <473 at datran2.uunet> smb at datran2.uunet (Steven M. Boker) writes:
>>An ESIX 2 user base system can be purchased either with or without
>>the four diskettes that comprise the CSDS.  THERE IS NO OPTION THAT
>>CAN BE PURCHASED.
>
>>This is really deceptive practices.
>
>I don't think so.  I've never seen anything in any ESIX literature or
>anything from anyone who sells ESIX that stated or implied there was
>an upgrade path from a non-development system to a development
>system.  Similarly lacking is an upgrade path from 2 user to
>unlimited user.  When I looked into buying ESIX, I never saw anything
>called the "software development system package" or "unlimited user
>upgrade."  Just because Interactive or others sell such packages is
>no reason to assume ESIX does so as well.

Boy!  What a vendors delight this guy is.  Someone please revoke his
"Fight Back" T-shirt immediately.

What's wrong with assuming that vendors will act reasonably, and
complaining when they don't?


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Richard Foulk		richard at pegasus.com