Hi Jonathan,

You wrote to Peter Fitzimmonds

JDBP>PF>
JDBP>  > Whenever someone reviews Borland's OS/2 compiler,  they always seem to
JDBP>  > mention "inexpensive" -- when in reality only Metaware is
JDBP>  > more expensive (Both Watcom and IBM Cset++ (full version
JDBP>  > cdrom $185)) are cheaper than Borland's non-upgrade price,
JDBP>  > and just $40-$50 more than the upgrade price.
JDBP>PF>

JDBP>  Over here, Borland C++ 2.0 is L149 outright, and L99 for the upgrade
JDBP>  from BC++OS2 1.5.

Not sure where you got your pricing from. Current Grey Matter outright
price is L245 (upgrade is L99 from Borland, I've got the offer).

JDBP>  For comparison, the Watcom C++ 10.0a *upgrade* from 9.5 is around L130.

and the Grey Matter outright price for Watcom is L164 (CDROM only - no
hardcopy documentation), why bother with the upgrade?.

From the Grey Matter advert a UK price sequence is:

IBM C SET Firststep L79
(Borland upgrade    L99 - direct mail offer from Borland)
Watcom (CDROM only) L164
Borland C++ V2.0    L245
CSET++              L355
High C/C++          L445

George

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