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From: jimb@amdcad.UUCP (Jim Budler)
Newsgroups: net.micro.mac
Subject: Re: mathematics of support pricing
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Date: Wed, 9-Apr-86 21:20:27 EST
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Posted: Wed Apr  9 21:20:27 1986
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In article <13041@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> mazlack@ernie.berkeley.edu.UUCP (Lawrence J. Mazlack) writes:
>
>>
>>If you think *thats* bad, try the mathematics of buying a Macintosh XL
>>for $3999, then trading it for a Mac+ for $1499, not counting the
>>$600 512K memory board which doesn't have any trade-in value at all.
>>Not that we have that much choice, the XL is too slow and has no sound
>>generation. The question for the day is "How much did you pay for your Mac+??"
>>   Kelton Flinn
>
>The analogy that several people posted to me is:
>
>How would you like to buy a GM car (a complete Lisa aka XL costed about that
>much: Lisa + memory board + software + printer) and then be told six months
>later by GM that (a) they have decided that making your car was a mistake,
>(b) they will do their best to ignore its existence, and (c) if you want
>a new, smaller one you can give them another $1499.
>
>In point of fact auto makers do not do this. When a model is abandoned, they
>usually establish a 10-15 year supply of parts for it.  Ditto when an auto
>mfg goes out of business.  It is still possible to buy Kaiser and Studebaker
>parts.

Do not do what.  In point of fact they do (a) and (c)... all your examples
were concerned with (b).  And nowhere have I seen anyone from Apple
say that you cannot buy spare parts for your Lisa.  They have said they
intend no further development of Lisa.

Ford intends no further development of the Edsel. They would let you trade
it in with addition of money, on something they do support.
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