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From: knauer@cs.uiuc.edu (Rob Knauerhase)
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Subject: Re: The Apple Trade-Up Program
Message-ID: <1991Mar19.040031.24909@m.cs.uiuc.edu>
Date: 19 Mar 91 04:00:31 GMT
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In <1991Mar18.220124.22064@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> scotth@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (Scott Henderson) writes:

>I went to pick up the info for the trade up program, not because I
>wanted a Mac, but I wanted to see just what Macintosh, Inc. (formerly
>Apple Computer) thought that their machines are worth today.
>Here is a list of some of the great "deals" that Apple wants to offer
>us II users to get a Mac:
[...]
>Apple IIGS CPU (1 meg).........................$200
>Apple RGB Monitor IIGS.........................$70
>Apple IIGS 3.5 drive...........................$35

Sounds to me as though someone should stand outside the room where they're
evaluating equipment and offer $205 for every GS that goes by.  Yeah, I could
use a ROM3...
    After all, if someone's stupid enough to abandon his GS, he deserves to
get rooked on it! :)

>This is what Apple thinks their own machines are worth!!!!!  Do you
[...]
>Apple has really set a new low for themselves this time.  Even the 
>Macintosh trade ins aren't getting 40% of what they are worth.

I don't think this is truly how Apple values the machines; rather, I think it's
a clever ploy on the part of Apple or a reseller to sell a lot more (full-
priced, under-powered) machines and have a TON of surplus equipment it can sell
for much more than what it paid or donate for a full-value tax write-off.

Rob
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