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Subject: Re: Who will buy the NeXT
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Date: 30 Nov 89 19:05:00 GMT
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/* Written 10:05 am  Nov 29, 1989 by jaz@abvax.UUCP in uxa.cso.uiuc.edu:comp.sys.next */
/* ---------- "Who will buy the NeXT" ---------- */
>Since I am interested in doing software development on the NeXT platform,
>I've been following this thread with particular interest. I've got a question:
>Has anyone bought a system from Businessland or are most of you NeXT users
>college students, etc. The Businessland in Cleveland, OH, has not sold a
>single machine to my knowledge.

The Businessland in Chicago has sold at least two machines to doctors.  Besides
them, I don't think I have heard of anyone else buying machines.  I am also 
working on software, but as mine is medical in nature, I am happy that doctors
are buying them.

>When comparing price, everyone keeps
>mentioning the educational price of $6500. Note that most people must pay
>$10,000 for the machine. I personally feel that Businessland may have a hard
>time selling a machine to a personal user who has the knowledge that his
>buddy can get a NeXT computer and printer for $5000.00 less than he can.

The same is true for Macintosh, IBM, and Zenith though.  Education discounts do
provide a very large incentive for young soon-to-be professionals to learn a
machine.  Taking the machine with them to their future places of business.
On this line, though, I have heard rumors of upcomming legislation to prevent 
educational discounts.

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Michael Rutman
SoftMed