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27/09/2003 12:07:59
 
 
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27/09/2003 03:12:06
Gerry Schmitz
GHS Automation Inc.
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Forum:
Visual FoxPro
Category:
Third party products
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00832796
Message ID:
00832929
Views:
26
Well, That says it all. I would have dropped it too.


>>Gerry, What did CA do, that you dropped Clipper?
>
>- Jacked up the price
>- Made promises about ship dates that were never realized (and asked you to pay "up front")
>- Started offering all kinds of "schmaltzy" service plans like Bronze, Silver, Gold, etc. ... that could run you as much as $1200 US. ... for dick all ..
>- The initial releases of CA-Visual Objects (the "Windows" version of Clipper) were buggy as all h*ll
>- The executives of CA were fat and ugly, and had no personality ... didn't even qualify as geeks
>
>(Actually ... I don't even think CA is "american" .... whatever that means).
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