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Something similar happened to me when upgrading from ProSuite to Platinum
PS. Had to get back to the original sales person to get the previously
quoted price. Best to write down the name of the salesperson that gives you
a price quote incase you delay purchasing. A new person will give you the
price de jour.
BobR
----- Original Message -----
From: Patrick White <spy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: Omega <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; Melody Blais
<Melody.Blais@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, August 03, 1999 8:03 AM
Subject: Re: Special Upgrade Price
> Well it serves me right for not checking things out before flying off
> the handle! I eat my words. Omega quoted the same pricing - $500 for
> the upgrade - as before.
>
> Sorry for being so incendiary, and my apologies to Omega.
>
> Patrick White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Patrick White <spy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: Omega <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; Melody Blais
> <Melody.Blais@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:42 PM
> Subject: Re: Special Upgrade Price
>
>
> What an absolute crock! If this pricing schedule holds up for all
> "special offer" guinea pigs, then this has to be one of the lowest of
> the low business practices ever implemented, even by Omega's
> standards!
>
> I have called Omega no less than 5 times over the last 2-3 months
> inquiring about pricing on the TS2000i product. Each and every time
> the sales person said that they don't know when prices will go up, but
> that they were sure we would be able to get the lower price. I have
> been waiting for all the current beta testers to ferret out the bugs
> before taking the plunge. Let's face it, 30 days just isn't long
> enough to figure out, let alone know if a complicated software package
> like TS is working correctly. Plus, who needs the headaches when 4.0 /
> 3.5 are doing the job right now?
>
> If the price has actually gone up to $1000 for the upgrade then a) I'm
> not happy and b) I'm not going to send Omega any more money. I think
> others should follow suit, and express their opinions about how
> despicable these practices are.
>
> Patrick White
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robert W Cummings <robert.cummings@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> To: romeroj@xxxxxxx <romeroj@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: CodeList, - <code-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; OmegaList, -
> <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>; RealTraders List, -
> <realtraders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; TraderWare
> <traderware-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Monday, August 02, 1999 10:05 PM
> Subject: Re: Special Upgrade Price
>
>
>
>
> Thanks nice to know that my first response was correct when I tossed
> mine
> in the garbage. I never opened it much less called. Have only to 8/16
> to
> decide what a crock.
>
> Robert
>
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>
> At 05:45 PM 8/2/1999 -0400, John O. Romero wrote:
> >To All,
> >This is not to disparage against Omega, just to recount my personal
> >experience and dissatisfaction.
> >
> >I need to vent, so that is why I am posting this to many lists. I
> have
> >been with Omega since '92 Ver 3.0 days. I received a huge envelope
> with
> >my special offer to upgrade. I called sales and they want me to pay
> >over $1,000 for my upgrade and I only have until 8/16 to decide. The
> >sales rep said I was saving $800 from the retail price. I said I
> just
> >want to upgrade to TS 200 not the proSuite. He said, I know that is
> the
> >price I am quoting you. I asked why the price went up from the $500
> >that was offered when it first came out. He said he did not know why
> >the increase, but he presumed the upgrade price will go up again.
> >
> >All I can say, is Omega more than likely will not get any more of my
> >money, especially since there are more competitors on the market and
> >still more coming on the market. I guess it is time for some
> serious
> >investigation into other products. TraderWare, TradeLab, and Ensign.
> >
> >John
> >
> >
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