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From: klein@ucbcad.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.audio
Subject: Re: Programmability cost
Message-ID: <196@ucbcad.UUCP>
Date: Tue, 23-Apr-85 19:12:49 EST
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Posted: Tue Apr 23 19:12:49 1985
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> why is it that there
> is a $100 difference between two seemingly identical CD players which differ
> only in their respective degree of programmability?

Marketing strategy.  Offer a family of products, priced at the "perceived
value" of the product.
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