Although the NDA was later accepted, Digital Research would not accept IBM's proposal of $250,000 in exchange for as many copies as IBM could sell, insisting on the usual royalty-based plan.
Iako se kasnije prihvatilo taj ugovor, Digital Research nije prihvatio IBM-ov prijedlog kojim bi dobili 250.000 dolara u zamjenu za sve primjerke koje bi IBM ikad prodao, nego je inzistirao na običnom šemi tantijema.