Path: utzoo!censor!geac!jtsv16!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL From: SEWALL@UCONNVM.BITNET (Murph Sewall) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: Apple dealerships killing the Apple // series...... Message-ID: <8908022200.aa26487@ADM.BRL.MIL> Date: 3 Aug 89 02:55:08 GMT References: Organization: The Internet Lines: 29 >Personally, I don't think it's the software companies or even Apple >that are trying to let the Apple //s die.... I think it's the guys >down the street at Vere Smith Audio Visuals (in Athens Ohio 45701), >that just simply don't give a damn about the series..... And Apple keeps telling us how much they DEPEND on their dealers... Some of them (Computer Resources in Wethersfield, CT for example) ARE supporting Apple (IIgs's and Macs only -- no MesSy DOS boxes in sight). Half the sales staff started on Apple 2's, so they're as happy selling IIgs's as Macs -- or at least capable of acting that way. Look for such a dealer in your state :-) >Just venting some frustration..... And looking for a way to kill that >store..... The approved method of doing that is to take your $$$ elsewhere. Even Apple will notice if your local dealer sells next to nothing while another store in some nearby (or not so nearby) small town sells more than its population warrants. On the other hand, there are vendors that think there getting help from ComputerLand :-( Murph Sewall Vaporware? ---> [Gary Larson returns 1/1/90] Prof. of Marketing Sewall@UConnVM.BITNET Business School sewall%uconnvm.bitnet@cunyvm.cuny.edu [INTERNET] U of Connecticut {psuvax1 or mcvax }!UCONNVM.BITNET!SEWALL [UUCP] (203) 486-5246 [FAX] (203) 486-2489 [PHONE] 41 49N 72 15W [ICBM] -+- I don't speak for my employer, though I frequently wish that I could (subject to change without notice; void where prohibited)