[comp.os.misc] Cost of floptical s/w distribution

lyndon@nexus.ca (Lyndon Nerenberg) (10/24/88)

In article <1517@maccs.McMaster.CA>, dan@maccs (Dan Trottier) writes:
> Plus it will add $50 dollars to the price of buying
>software.

Why? It seems that most software currently ships on QIC tapes. These
go for around $50 (Canadian). The floptical costs C$65 according to
everything I've read. Fifteen bucks isn't going to make a damn bit
of difference in end user price.
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