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From: vbush@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Victoria Bush)
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Subject: Re: 15,000 orders---inflated?
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Date: 21 Sep 90 14:36:50 GMT
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In <2265@opus.cs.mcgill.ca> Peter Deutsch proposes the following:

>The idea is to sell each machine with a set number of
>"software credits" and the user can choose whatever he or
>she wants from the list of announced products. Each
>package is worth a certain number of credits, the packages
>are chosen when the machine is ordered and the packages
>either installed on the release disk (more possible when
>the optical was the medium of choice) or the order sent to
>the vendor and the package mailed on.
>   ......
> [more good ideas deleted]
>			- peterd

Personally, I think this is a *great* idea. It would allow for some
flexibility to meet the needs of individuals, and yet it would keep
the work of the new computer owner to a minimum. I can think of quite
a few people here who might be interested in such an approach. There are
a lot of people here who seem interested in the NeXT, but for one reason
or another the black box doesn't have what they need. If NeXT would
go for such a credit aproach, I think it could enhance their credibility
with the common man.

So what do you say, NeXT? Is anyone out there taking notes on this? It
would be a novel approach to meeting the consumer's needs.....

-Vicki
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