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From: njg2@po.CWRU.Edu (J. Norell Guttman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.misc
Subject: Re: Amiga Trade Up Offer
Message-ID: <1991May6.152235.2731@usenet.ins.cwru.edu>
Date: 6 May 91 15:22:35 GMT
References: <1991May6.012420.10648@news.iastate.edu> <91125.100328JBK4@psuvm.psu.edu> <1490@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>,<91125.184828JB
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In a previous article, taak9@isuvax.iastate.edu (Steve Sheldon) says:

>In article <91125.184828JBK4@psuvm.psu.edu>, JBK4@psuvm.psu.edu writes:
>>Could someone repost some complete info on this trade up offer or E-mail me the
>>info?  Thanks.
>>
>>Jason Koszarsky, JBK4@PSUVM

>
>CPU             MSRP    UserDis.   User Pays
>---------------------------------------------
>A3000 16/50    $2999     $1150     $1849
>A3000 25/50    $3499     $1250     $2249
>A3000 25/100   $4699     $1500     $3199
>NOTE: Prices are subject to dealer participation.
>

   How does this compare with educational discount... 


>Time Frame: April 18th thru June 30, 1991.

	Will C= discountinue it after June 30th?  With other trade up
offers they usually extend it beyond the deadline.  I want to see what
is going to happen with the A3000T... I do not want to buy an A3000 when
suddenly C= is going to then start pushing the A3000T or the A3500 {???}
and I would be left in the dust!

>unit is the original front cover of their CPU manual with the serial
>number of the unit written on it.  Note: No photocopies will be accepted.

	What prevents someone from tomorrow going to Toys R Us and buying a 
C64 for $120 and then getting over $1000 discount, the same discount I get 
for buying an Amiga 500 from an authorized dealer for $1000 over three 
years ago.

>
>*The Power-Up! end-user discounts cannot be used in combination with
>any other promotion program from CBM; Example; no additional allowance
>for education, dealers/purchasers.  Any applicable taxes are not included.

	I really think C= should rethinks it educational discount!  Kids
here can get the NeXTStation ('040) with the 105meg hard drive for $400 per 
semester for 4 years without any interest!  How can I get students to buy
an Amiga which is not being touted everywhere [read: no advertising on
campus, tv, newspapers, etc.] which is more expensive initially than the
NeXT which is being sold here like an epidemic [Not to help the matter is
the govt. purchase order of over 6,000 NeXTs!, giving the NeXT the
credibility and people then ask ---> "what big businesses use Amiga?" 
( I know the Amiga 3000UX is up to POSIX standard but the US govt. is not
buying them, are they now?)]
 
 	
>
						J.Norell Guttman
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