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From: kaufman@polya.Stanford.EDU (Marc T. Kaufman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: SIMM pricing
Keywords: SIMM pricing
Message-ID: <10117@polya.Stanford.EDU>
Date: 20 Jun 89 15:11:27 GMT
References: <138@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Sender: Marc T. Kaufman <kaufman@polya.Stanford.EDU>
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In article <138@nisca.ircc.ohio-state.edu> bobd@hpuxa.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Bob DeBula) writes:

>In glancing through the prices on SIMMs, I am struck by something rather
>strange; Why are the SIMM prices for MAC SIMMs (8 chips) more than the price
>for IBM (etc.) SIMMs (9 chips)...

For the same reason that polish for airplanes is more expensive than polish for
automobiles.  The perception of quality means you can charge more for
accessories.

Marc Kaufman (kaufman@polya.stanford.edu)