David_Wright@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (David Wright) (05/17/91)
WP> DW > The list price in Canada for OS/2 1.3 EE is now $822 cdn,
WP> DW > upgrades from DOS are about $50 less.
WP>
WP> What the heck? I thought they were going to price it under $200
WP> canadian?
WP> Even that is rather rediculous *FOR AN OPERATING SYSTEM*.
Warren, read the message again. It says "EE" is $822. SE is only $179. EE
is more than just an operating system.
Dave
--- msged 1.99G OS/2
* Origin: The IdleNews (1:153/905.4)Mark_Lehrer@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Mark Lehrer) (05/18/91)
WP> DW > The list price in Canada for OS/2 1.3 EE is now $822 cdn, WP> DW > upgrades from DOS are about $50 less. WP> WP> What the heck? I thought they were going to price it under $200 canadian? WP> Even that is rather rediculous *FOR AN OPERATING SYSTEM*. Standard Edition, which lists at $150 US, should come in at under $200 canadian, but Extended Edition (with IBM connectivity extras) is much more expensive. --- Maximus-CBCS v1.02-OS/2-R4 * Origin: The Akron Anomaly - 320 meg - V32bis/HST - 2 lines (1:157/535)
Peter_Fitzsimmons@f170.n771.z3.fidonet.org (Peter Fitzsimmons) (05/18/91)
WP> DW > The list price in Canada for OS/2 1.3 EE is now $822 cdn, WP> DW > upgrades from DOS are about $50 less. WP> WP> What the heck? I thought they were going to price it under $200 WP> canadian? That price is for EE, not SE. The current list price for SE is US$150,EE is US$690 I think. I'll let you do the conversion to Loonies. Extended Edition (EE) is Stardard Edition (SE == The OS/2 operation system) plus a bunch of "value added" stuff that most home users do not want (IBM Mainframe emmulation stuff, etc). --- Maximus-CBCS v1.02-OS/2-R5 * Origin: Drive carefully, death is so permanent. (1:250/628.1)