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From: john@granada.mit.edu (John Olson)
Subject: Apple Canada (Was: Re: Apple will be charging for etc...)
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 In article <1991May2.055055.19376@CAM.ORG> pascal@CAM.ORG (Pascal Gosselin) writes:

|> >NO.  In Canada, any dealer/Var that copies System 7.0 will be violating
|> >its agreement with Apple Canada (the Dealer or VAR authorization agreement).
|> ...
|> >I am NOT trying to hype anything, but any Canadian user who thinks he can
|> >just drop by a dealer on May 13th and get a copy will be seriously
|> >dissapointed when he learns that the rules of the game have TOTALLY
|> >changed in Canada.
|> >
|> >This information comes directly from the System 7.0 and AU/X product
|> >managerin Canada.  He has recommended pricing far in excess of the $50
|> >for documentation that Apple USA will be (supposedly) offering.

Somehow, this does not surprise me.  Apple Canada has always seemed to
me to be seriously messed up.  It would seem to me that the Macintosh--
what with its linguistic flexibility--would be the ideal computer for Canada,
but does Apple Canada do anything?  No.  I have never seen an Apple ad
on Canadian TV, and only rarely in print.  Why?  It is not clear to me what
Apple Canada's purpose is, but it certainly doesn't seem to be the promotion
of Apple products in Canada.  And this is just one more example of their
stupidity.

Disclaimer:  MIT doesn't know I'm saying this, so don't blame them.  And I'm
poor, so there's no point suing me.  Besides, it's not libel if it's true.

John Olson.
