At a Computer Fair,Porter Saw a Demonstration by Maxwell of an Excellent

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Essay

At a computer fair,Porter saw a demonstration by Maxwell of an excellent new accounting software package published by Slyckbyte Co. ,but he felt it was overpriced at $900."At $500" he said,"I would definitely buy it." Maxwell said that she was not authorized to give deals to anyone,not even such a good customer as Porter.Porter bought another package from a different company.Four days later,he received a package from Maxwell that contained the new software and a letter saying that Slyckbyte was happy to give him the discount he had wanted and that Maxwell looked forward to receiving his cheque within the next few days.
Discuss whether Porter must pay for the software.

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