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From: UH2@psuvm.psu.edu (Lee Sailer)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.next
Subject: Re: slab vs. cube and $$
Message-ID: <90332.144258UH2@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 28 Nov 90 19:42:57 GMT
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In article <1990Nov26.173441.184@nic.csu.net>, bswift@calstate.bitnet (Brian
Swift) says:

>Does anyone have any information/speculation on why the price for the
>standard configuration NeXTcube (MSRP $7,995) is three thousand dollars
>more than a NeXTstation (MSRP $4,995).  The only difference between the


Naturally, NeXT would price its machines as low as possible, in order
to try to get some appreciable market share.  My guess about the big
price difference is that they've decided to *lower* the price of the
NeXTStation even further, to try to attract new buyers.

                                                       lee