Re: Pocket Quicken

phoman@wahoo.netrunner.net
Mon, 02 Sep 1996 18:00:38 -0400

I love this debate!
It reminds of my conversation with Intuit Rep. on why it will take so long
to receive the POcket Quicken software and why they did not have a site on
BBS or Internet to download it....since it is FREE. (I was up against the
30 day Return Policy thingy).
As she explained...the Pocket Quicken software is not exclusive to OmniGo.
It is compatible with other PDA's which are not given the same "FREE-BE"
privilege as HP offers to OmniGo customers.
I could not verify this, so I was left believing her.

Both aurguments are valid. I feel the HP and Intuit Marketing gurus should
have anticipated this and offered a more cost effective (both customer and
vendor) solution. A "Registered Owners" site either BBS or FTP, with
proper verification would've costed pennies.... and bottomline, would've
ensured Customer Sat.

ARE YOU HEARING THIS HP or INTUIT ??

>Date: Mon, 02 Sep 1996 16:21:39 -0400
>From: Max Mansour <mmansour@gis.net>
>Reply-To: mmansour@gis.net
>Organization: not much.
>To: ogo <ogo@lifelike.com>
>Subject: Re: Pocket Quicken
>References: <199609021505.LAA19277@ns1.inet.net>
>Sender: owner-ogo@lifelike.com
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>Warren H. Minix wrote:
>>
>> Sorry Max, but I have to agree with Steve. Trying to look at this
>> from an objective viewpoint. I feel that your argument is somewhat
>> analogous to saying that "Since access to your web site is free, you
>> should provide a modem and pay all long distance charges for those
>
>I would see my argument analogous to "Since my website is free, I have
>no problems if someone wants to send out disks with my files on it to
>poeple without modems". See, emailing pocket quicken does not cost
>anyone anything, while me paying LD charges plus modems would cost a
>LOT!
>
>> who are not fortunate enough to have a direct internet link." I would
think
>> that your only reasonable recourse would unfortunately be to limit or
>> eliminate access to your much appreciated site.
>>
>> Warren H. Minix
>> P.O. Box 411
>> Rockland, DE 19732-0411
>> USA
>> 3rd planet from the yellow star
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