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From: pre1@sphinx.uchicago.edu (Grant Prellwitz)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: DOS 3.3 upgrade
Message-ID: <2090@sphinx.uchicago.edu>
Date: Sun, 19-Jul-87 21:39:37 EDT
Article-I.D.: sphinx.2090
Posted: Sun Jul 19 21:39:37 1987
Date-Received: Mon, 20-Jul-87 03:55:18 EDT
Reply-To: pre1@sphinx.UUCP (Grant Prellwitz)
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Summary: can't have 3.2 and 3.3

I just finished reading the form that came over the net a while ago to upgrade
to DOS 3.3.  The last paragraph says in part: "Within 30 days of receipt of the
IBM DOS Program Version 3.30 Upgrade Kit, I agree to destroy the programs on
the original IBM DOS Program diskettes and all copies of the program."

In other words, Once you buy DOS 3.30, you have to use it and no other version
of DOS (unless you pay the full price for another version) EVEN IF YOU ARE 
STRUCK BY THE HARD DISK INCOMPATABILITY PROBLEM.  It appears to me that this
is another instance of IBM saying "you'll go where we want you to go with our
products or you don't count."  Witness the following:
1) the above restrictions on upgrading.
2) their stating that 3.30 is the only official 3.x version.
3) discontinuing the PC/XT and AT lines, thereby forcing potential IBM 	
	customers to go with the PS/2.

I used to think that the IBM bashing that went on here was a little excessive
at times.  Now I'm not so sure.

	customers
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=====================Grant Prellwitz==========================
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The DOCTOR didn't need a funny line, why do I?