> On 15 Oct 95 11:14am, Bob Seaborn wrote to Ken Gorley:
 
 
>>> Qmodem Pro for Dos will continue to be supported, and sold.  But no
>>> upgrades are planed unless sales justify it.
 
> BS>       That makes reasonable business sense.
 
> It also makes poor future sales.  If the competition continues to improve
> their product and QMP drags there, then sales will go to the more
> advanced
> product, thus a slow down in sales, thus less development and finely no
> product.
 
> So as can be seen it is a circle.
 
> There is also something called Created Sales, like Windows 95.  Now
> everybody
> out pushing sales there with a produce that ONLY works there.  Then
> someone
> creates a product that in W95.  After you start the base and then add a
> 'locked in' product. the new owner is forced to remain in that circle.
 
> Sales then drop for DOS, and on down the line till you have forced ALL of
> Dos
> off the market and no more QMP for dos will be developed.
 
> So if you want MS-DOS based products like QMP for DOS, SUPPORT DOS.
 
> Lyle M. Taylor - Rapid City, So. Dak - RaceNet 7223:7200/643
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> ... Know what I like about Windows? Not a damn thing.
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