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... Spinnaker signed a contract with Computer Learning Connections . Neither party will reveal the terms of the agreement , even now . But a typical fee at the time was $ 2,000 up front , with royalties 15 to 20 per- cent of sales . Spinnaker's ...
... Spinnaker signed a contract with Computer Learning Connections . Neither party will reveal the terms of the agreement , even now . But a typical fee at the time was $ 2,000 up front , with royalties 15 to 20 per- cent of sales . Spinnaker's ...
Page 128
... Spinnaker's products off the shelf . Then , too , software could be sold more cheaply than most of Spinnaker's programs were sell- ing for , particularly if it was simpler ( and thus cheaper to develop ) , or if it was sold as a loss ...
... Spinnaker's products off the shelf . Then , too , software could be sold more cheaply than most of Spinnaker's programs were sell- ing for , particularly if it was simpler ( and thus cheaper to develop ) , or if it was sold as a loss ...
Page 131
... Spinnaker with all the capital it needed for some time . It would also , of course , make Spinnaker's founders , Bowman and Seuss , instantly rich , and would return a sizable profit to TA and the other ven- ture capitalists who backed ...
... Spinnaker with all the capital it needed for some time . It would also , of course , make Spinnaker's founders , Bowman and Seuss , instantly rich , and would return a sizable profit to TA and the other ven- ture capitalists who backed ...
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