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From: reichard@pnet51.orb.mn.org (Kevin Reichard)
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Subject: BOGUS FINANCING
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Date: 9 Feb 91 17:05:02 GMT
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anderson@dogie.macc.wisc.edu (Jess Anderson) writes:
>In article <17690@cs.utexas.edu> osborn@cs.utexas.edu (John
>Howard Osborn) writes:
>
>>In article <3141@unccvax.uncc.edu> cs00bd@unccvax.uncc.edu
>>(brian daniels) writes:
>
>>>And lastly, does NeXT offer any sort of financing for college students?
>
>>No.  SHOULD NeXT offer a finance program for college students? Hell yes.
>
>Our credit union will finance computer purchases by faculty,
>students, and staff.  I think other institutions of higher
>learning have similar arrangements.  I think NeXT has its
>hands full enough without setting up a financing arm at this
>point.
>
><> Doctrine is nothing but the skin of truth set up and
><> stuffed. -- H.W. Beecher
>--
>Jess Anderson <> Madison Academic Computing Center <> University of Wisconsin
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The UW Credit Union's interest rate two years ago was 16 percent, while the
credit union I used (CUNA) was 14 percent. A 16 percent interest rate ain't
that good a deal, Jess--on the educational end, IBM's new financing rate is
under 10 percent, while Apple's old financing rate was around 8. There's very
little hassle with setting up a financing arm--look at the early Apple (a
Steve Jobs' project, no less!) for a classic lesson on infiltrating society
through the universities.

--K.

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