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Is it because we wrote some interesting games/apps and Casio co. thinks that it can get few more bucks from it?
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Well this is the biggest crap casio ever did.
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Posted 14 December 2004 - 09:24 PM
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Posted 15 December 2004 - 01:44 AM
Hi Alison,
I know this isnt exactly in your field, but perhaps you can get an answer for me. please look at this page on casio.com: http://www.casio.com.....roduct=FA-123 the formerly free FA-123 program is now $79.95! Im seriously hoping that this is a gross mistake, because it seems to me and everyone on casiocalc.org to be utter lunacy, the cable cost to much before but now it costs:
FA-123: $79.95
Cable: $29.00
Total: $108.95
Plus a calc: $79.99+
so a CFX9850GBPlus-W would effectivley cost $188.94 = way to much. heck, the CP300 only costs 179.99 and comes packaged with everything you need... this just doesnt make sense, a Classpad actually costs less than a CFX this way.
now, over the years a great deal of users have visted the UCF asking how they could get a cable for less than what was offered on casio.com (about $80 at the time, $29 is much more realistic), here's what they would pay for a CFX if they went to casiocalc.org:
CasioCOM: $0.00
Cable: $19.95 via http://pfranc.com/pclink/a.mhtml
Calc: $79.99
Total: $99.98
saving them $88.96, they could buy another calc with that money.
if thats not enough then i can assure you from past experiance that piracy of the FA-123 software will become rampant, of course casiocalc.org will not support anything like that (even if we might think it justified), but we cant cotrol what our users do on their personal sites and via e-mail. In addition, i imagine that generally Casio calculator sales will plumet if they cost so much, generally Casio calcs only have two things going for them, cost and ease of use, and this will invert one of them.
anyway, i hope this is just a mistake, and if its not I would appreciate you forwarding my e-mail to someone that might be able to get Casio to reconsider this policy.
Posted 15 December 2004 - 02:23 AM
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Posted 15 December 2004 - 06:37 PM
Hi Jake,
Hmm...you raise some very good points and that does seem like an odd change
at first glance. I don't know anything about it personally but I'll see if
I can find some information from the corporate office.
Thanks!
Alison
Hi again -
Okay, the people I've talked to here think it's probably a mistake, though
they're not sure. The software can still be downloaded for free here
http://world.casio.com/edu/resources/ , so it doesn't seem like they've made
a complete decision to start charging for it. We're going to try to get it
cleared up through Tokyo headquarters.
Thanks for bringing it to our attention!
Alison
Posted 15 December 2004 - 06:41 PM
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Posted 16 December 2004 - 03:59 AM
even if that price does include the cable it still doesnt make sense... $49.96 for the FA-123? thats still nuts...Yes, it seems to include tha cable, but it's still a crazy price. I made a cable myself anfd it costed less than $10, with very little electronic knowledge.
Posted 16 December 2004 - 09:51 AM
The CASIO FA-123 needs the exclusive cable SB-155. Those users who had downloaded the software for FA-123 from the Web are asked to purchase the exclusive cable SB-155.
Posted 16 December 2004 - 02:29 PM
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Posted 18 December 2004 - 12:27 AM
I'm not sure what is going on here.
That does seem a little nuts. For that price they should include the calculator.
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Both TI and HP give away their link software for free. They do have a connectivity kit with includes the cable and software that they charge for, but for less than $80. The link software is suppose to support calculator sales, not drag them down...
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