Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!rice!uupsi!cci632!ritcsh!ultb!kmm2765 From: kmm2765@isc.rit.edu (K.M. Mosiejczuk ) Newsgroups: comp.sys.atari.st Subject: Re: Just gripin'... Summary: Discounts don't count... Keywords: MACS ARE OVERPRICED! Message-ID: <1990Dec6.184848.4304@isc.rit.edu> Date: 6 Dec 90 18:48:48 GMT References: <1990Dec5.162218.16820@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> <1990Dec6.003112.25417@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Organization: Rochester Institute of Technology Lines: 33 In article <1990Dec6.003112.25417@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> cmm1@cunixa.cc.columbia.edu (Christopher M Mauritz) writes: >In article <1990Dec5.162218.16820@daffy.cs.wisc.edu> gcarter@globey.cs.wisc.edu (Gregory Carter) writes: >>I wouldn't BUY ANY MAC. For god sake, I would wait to see what Mr. Small I echo that thought... >Any computer you buy is going to be "obsolete" in a year or two >(maybe sooner!) anyway. > Computers don't become obsolete in a year or two, they just stop being CUTTING EDGE! There is a difference. Nothing is obsolete unless it doesn't fulfill anyone's needs. >>I would RECONSIDER if your a student, like me who is poor and currently >>in the dog house. > >Yes, computers are expensive, BUT Apple, Commodore, NeXT, Sun >and many other companies offer SUBSTANTIAL discounts to >students. Atari does not, Dave Small does not, Jim Allen does >not. You should also consider that. > Yes, however, Atari does not need to offer Substantial discounts because their equipment is low price already. And besides, almost NOBODY would by a mac without those discounts. By your logic, you should by the computer with the biggest discount on it... If so, I've got this old 8bit for 75% off (because you are a student of course). >Chris (I will not be intimidated) Mauritz ^^^^^^^^^^^ rational Kurt (I can't take it any more) Mosiejczuk