Except that this isn't replacement media, is it? It's a free update. And my question remains: Why was a disk required for licensed users but not for the demo?--D.K.
On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:35:10 -0700, "Jeff Bishop" <[email protected]> said: > If you think $20 is a lot of money for a cd, try going to Microsoft and > asking for replacement media for anything. The last time I checked it > was > $40 per media replacement package. I really don't think $20 is an out of > the ordinary price or one that is so high to be a significant issue. > > Jeff > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 07, 2009 11:32 AM > Subject: Charging for Disks > > > >I noticed that GW will once again be requiring purchase of a disk if one > > wishes to upgrade to a 64-big Vista. This raises a question, and it's a > > throwback to when GW supported Vista. At that time, GW also required > > that Window-Eyes users purchase a disk for the "free" update to Vista. > > This was necessary, users were told. Yet one can easily download what is > > touted as a fully-functional demo of Window-Eyes, which is > > Vista-compatible. Why was a disk required for the final product but not > > for the demo? Is the same reasoning, whatever that may be, applicable > > with64-bit support? How much of the money is for the disk, how much for > > shipping, and how much for "handling"?--D.K. > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original > > sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and > > your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending > > your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. > > > > All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and > > can be searched through and sorted using the search > > form at the bottom of the page. > > > > If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to > > [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body > > of the message. > > > > > If you reply to this message it will be delivered to the original sender only. If your reply would benefit others on the list and your message is related to GW Micro, then please consider sending your message to [email protected] so the entire list will receive it. All GW-Info messages are archived at http://www.gwmicro.com/gwinfo, and can be searched through and sorted using the search form at the bottom of the page. If you wish to unsubscribe from this list, send a message to [email protected] and include leave gw-info in the body of the message.
