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From: akcs.briank@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Brian Korver)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: A comment about HP policies
Message-ID: <2816fcbd:2901.1comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 25 Apr 91 16:40:08 GMT
References: <1991Apr24.021447.1916@eecs.nwu.edu>
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I don't quite understand your complaint.  What is abnormal about what HP
is doing?  Anyone who buys a brand new iconsumer electronics item, be it
VCR, DAT player, or calculator, can expect to pay more than those people
who rush out to buy it right away.  The people who wait also get the
benefit of a better product because technologies are always improved. 
That's life--there isn't any other way to bring out these products any
other way.  And of course you will always end up seeing a product you
bought advertised for less and/or with additional features.  I would be
unhappy if electronic items didn't get cheaper as time goes on.  I
recognize this and therefore I don't get upset that a product I purchased
1 year ago can now be purchased for less.  As I see it, it just means
that the next time I buy something, I'll be getting something better for
less.  For instance, way back when I bought an Apple II+ for the same
price I paid for my Macintosh recently.  The Mac is a much much better
computer--but that doesn't mean the Apple II+ was a rip off!!  To the
contrary, it was a wonderful computer--but technology changes (thank
God!!).  The same can be said about the HP95.  Of course something
better/cheaper will always come along down the road.  Who would have it
any other way?  I love the fact that these products keep getting better
and cheaper!