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Mathematica for NeXT, Unbundled Price

• To: mathgroup at yoda.ncsa.uiuc.edu
• Subject: Mathematica for NeXT, Unbundled Price
• From: "George A. Lippert" <glippert at dale.cts.com>
• Date: Fri, 16 Nov 1990 8:53:04 PST

Mathgroup,

Now that NeXT, Inc.  has decided to unbundle Mathematica (except for academic
purchasers) the Sales Department at Wolfram tells me that they are considering
charging $1295 for Mathematica for the NeXT machine.  I think this price is too
high.  It is out of line with the cost of the machine, $4995.

I can just afford the machine itself and the thought of paying an additional
26% for my first software purchase is really hard to take.

If you good people agree I would urge you to write to Wolfram and make your
opinions known.  They tell me their price is not firm yet and will consider
comments from current and potential customers.