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From: rob@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu (Robert K Shull)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: Re: Mac Classic delivery time = 3 months
Message-ID: <1991Mar7.022813.15407@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu>
Date: 7 Mar 91 02:28:13 GMT
References: <1991Mar6.135936.900@ulkyvx.bitnet> <17843@milton.u.washington.edu>
Organization: Engineering Computer Network, University of Oklahoma, Norman, OK
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In article <17843@milton.u.washington.edu> bjornl@milton.u.washington.edu (Bjorn Levidow) writes:
>I have been waiting for my Classic since 12/6/90 and the University of
>Washington has no idea how long it will be before they fill my order!!

University orders are typically placed "in bulk" and filled a piece at a
time. There's really no predicting when "your piece" will come in.
Especially if your university happens to pull departmental orders
first (not sure if this is done, but it is possible).

>This is, of course, after they took my $1218 on 12/6.  Sometimes

I don't think this is an Apple policy. More likely it's your
university. OU takes 10% down to secure the order (prevent cold feet),
with the rest on delivery.

>I really think that Apple is trying to drive itself into the ground

No, if they wanted to do that they'd ship equipment to universities,
and leave their commercial customers hanging.

I've ordered three Macs through Apple's higher education program, and I
think of it this way: The delay is the price I pay for getting the
machine at a substantial discount. If, for some reason, I had to have
a new machine NOW, or on a fixed delivery date, I'd find a good dealer
(with luck) and pay the extra 10, 20, 30%. That's the price you pay
for speed. My one wish is that Apple would take credit cards on HEPP
orders. OU doesn't want to deal with anything except cashier's checks.
	Robert

>  Bjorn Levidow
-- 
Robert K. Shull
rob@uokmax.ecn.uoknor.edu				chinet!uokmax!rob