 Subj:	Belong to the SPA?		Section: Marketing OS/2 Apps
 To:	All				Sunday, January 07, 1996 5:59:13 PM
 From:	Esther Schindler [EXEC], 72241,1417#70549

Hey folks...

This is mostly a matter of curiosity. Does your company belong to the Software Publisher's 
Association? Why, or why not?

I'm writing an article for the computer user group's magazine, and mentioning that the SPA's sales 
numbers are always suspect because they report only on the SPA's membership -- few of which 
publish OS/2 titles. But, well, why don't more OS/2 ISVs belong to the SPA?

I have no idea what benefits or costs are associated with SPA membership, nor am I recommending 
that you do/don't join. I just didn't know the answer, so I thought I would ask you.

--Esther

 Subj:	Belong to the SPA?		Section: Marketing OS/2 Apps
 To:	Esther Schindler [EXEC], 72241,1417Sunday, January 07, 1996 10:30:17 PM
 From:	Felix Cruz, 72274,3102		#70562

Esther,

> Does your company belong to the Software Publisher's Association?

No.

> Why, or why not?

We've seen no significant benefit to memebership.



Felix Cruz
 SofTouch Systems, Inc


 Subj:	Belong to the SPA?		Section: Marketing OS/2 Apps
 To:	Felix Cruz, 72274,3102		Sunday, January 07, 1996 11:24:22 PM
 From:	Esther Schindler [EXEC], 72241,1417#70565

What are the *alleged* benefits to membership? Does the SPA call software companies and ask 
them to join (rather like a nerd Rotary Club, I guess)? What benefits do the bigger companies get... 
other than the ostensible anti-piracy PR (which I'm not sure has had any real impact)?

--Esther

 Subj:	Belong to the SPA?		Section: Marketing OS/2 Apps
 To:	Esther Schindler [EXEC], 72241,1417Monday, January 08, 1996 9:13:22 AM
 From:	Felix Cruz, 72274,3102		#70586

Esther,

>  Does the SPA call software companies and ask them to join ?

Not in our case; I happened upon them in some CIS forum (PRSIG?).

> What are the *alleged* benefits to membership? <

Nothing significant, from what I recall. Typical things, like access to low cost publishing, duplicating 
services, and other stuff like that. Obviously it was so "un" compelling I was compelled to drop the 
matter.

I hope someone from the SPA can appear here to present their side of the situation; I'm sure their 
services are of value, or else there wouldn't be an SPA, eh?


Felix Cruz
 SofTouch Systems, Inc


