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Date: 29 Jul 93 13:26:07 GMT
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ucdn!holnessi@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU  (Iain D. Holness)
Subject: Re: Software cost and edu discounts (was Re: Ada is not a failure.)
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   It would definitely be in the best interests of the big Ada vendors
 for platforms like Unix to offer substantial educational discounts to
 academic institutions. Meridian Ada and Ada/Ed are not enough for the
 trickle-up effect to really take hold.

   I doubt seriously that the discounts will happen, but when you look
 at how Borland played the game in the beginning and offered discounts,
 you can see that it pays off.

    Iain
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