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From: Tabakal@ub.cc.umich.edu
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Subject: Price for //e card
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Date: 17 Oct 90 12:49:28 GMT
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I'm somewhat surprised that no one has commented on the price for the
new Macintosh LC //e emulation card.  Apple's press release states that
it will be available in March '91 for $199.  I have to assume that
they will make no profit on a card for this price.  Assume dealers
will get it for about half of that.  So, Apple wants people to buy
the LC for the house and put the card in so kids can come home and
run Stickybear or Appleworks like they do in school.  But, this 
doesn't really address the basic deficiency in their strategy.
Schools aren't going to want to buy 1 Mac at around $1500 (school
discount) when they can buy 2 //es for that price.  Unless Apple
discontinues production of the //e, it's not going to work.
 
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