Date: Wed, 1 Feb 2006 08:52:15 -0000 From: "Pidgeonpost" <Pidgeonpostnospambrain.com> Subject: Re: Chipping Saab 9000 CSE Turbo
"Paul Halliday" <pjghnospamyonder.co.uk> wrote in message news:C0058B31.8B1%pjghnospamyonder.co.uk... > in article 43dfc7bc$0$187$edfadb0fnospamd11.news.tele.dk, Henrik B. at > saabnospamPAM_tdcadsl.dk wrote on 31/01/2006 20:25: > >> "Pidgeonpost" <Pidgeonpostnospambrain.com> skrev i en meddelelse >> news:drloga$8da$1nospamg4.svr.pol.co.uk... >> >>> ...you could also take a look at http://www.abbottracing.com/. I did >>> wonder about chipping my 2.3LPT a couple of years ago but bottled out >>> because of >> >> I would NEVER concider Abbott, since they're ripping/stealing Maptun's >> software!!!!!!!!!!! > > That's not the first time I've heard that said. That, and Abbott are > certainly very expensive for almost anything and it seems that the > "Abbott" > badge is like a "Hilfiger" in car terms. It's a pointless "I can afford > it" > label. > > Maptun is certainly more highly spoken of. > > I wonder whether the software for the 9000s and beyond could be "opened" > in > the way that the likes of Anders and Widde (of 900 Aero dot com) have > helped > open up APC? It can't be too hard, can it? > > Paul > > 1989 900 Turbo S > http://saab.go.dyndns.org/ > ...I'm not in a position to recommend either company or their products, as I've tried neither. I usually like to do a comparison of products, prices, and services offered before parting with my money. I suggested the Abbott web-site purely as a source of information for anyone wanting to do such a comparison. So, has there been some legal action regarding the relationship between Maptun and Abbott products? Pretty strong stuff to accuse a company of corporate theft on a newsgroup Henrik!