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From: tgingric@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Tyler S Gingrich)
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Subject: Re: WordPerfect Edu Prices?
Message-ID: <1991Jan28.174335.27758@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu>
Date: 28 Jan 91 17:43:35 GMT
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In article <1991Jan28.143820.25827@msuinfo.cl.msu.edu> riordanmr@clvax1.cl.msu.edu (Mark Riordan) writes:
>
>Here's what a WordPerfect salesman told me:
>
>$495 list
>$395 educational for personal purchase
>$495 for 8 right-to-use, educational for genuine instructional use.
>
>This price schedule reflects their philosophy for edu pricing for the
>PC version as well, though in the case of the NeXT the "personal purchase"
>cost is disproportionately high.

In talking to the folks at the Ohio State computer store, it appears that this
deal will apply to all systems MS-Dos, Mac, and NeXT.  They are trying to give
the SCHOOLS/DEPARTMENTS a good deal but avoid channel conflicts with their 
other dealers.

Tyler