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From: davidm@sugar.hackercorp.com (David Martin)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: CBM EDUCATIONAL DISCOUNT FRIEND OR FOE?
Keywords: educational,cbm,amiga,discount
Message-ID: <5424@sugar.hackercorp.com>
Date: 21 Mar 90 01:45:29 GMT
Organization: Sugar Land Unix - Houston
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March 20, 1990

An open letter to Commodore:

CBM you have done a wonderful thing by offering students and educators
a way to purchase Amiga equipment at a great savings. However your 
program does not fairly treat educators or students that have already
purchased Amiga's at full retail. Currently the program will only allow
you to buy components at a discount until March 31st. Frankly this 
policy is INSANE since what you are basically forcing us to do is to
come up with the money we need for components before a very near deadline
(the educational prg has only been recently announced). Expecting us to
buy another computer is unfair. I already have an A2000 and was hoping
that since I bought my A2000 at list perhaps I could at least get some
of the components I need at a good discount. Unfortunately the pieces 
I need I cannot buy. I cannot possibly save the money before 
3/31/90. People like me have tutition to pay, etc. I was hoping to
buy an AT bridgecard that would enable me to do ADA homework at home 
this summer and for use in my last 1.5 yrs in college. I even wanted to 
add a A2630 card, but alas I cannot save money for that before 3/31/90.
 I suppose I will have to pay full retail again...thus negating my ability
 to use your discount and I'm a student...what a shame. Why not go back
 to the old days and ignore us again?!?! Please extend the deadline or
 remove it completely! Not everyone is going to want to buy a system!!
 Some already have one! If you work for CBM please pass this around
 the office. Spread the word and others in the same boat as I please write
 and call CBM! 
David
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