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From: davidlo@vaxwaller.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: C= Educational Policy
Message-ID: <1152@vaxwaller.UUCP>
Date: Fri, 2-Oct-87 13:00:23 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct  2 13:00:23 1987
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References: <8710010554.AA10691@cory.Berkeley.EDU> <1152@ncsuvx.ncsu.edu> <1601@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>
Organization: Varian Instruments, Walnut Creek CA
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Summary: Student rates

In article <1601@mit-amt.MEDIA.MIT.EDU>, ralph@mit-atrp.UUCP (Amiga-Man) writes:
> I hope this isn't the wrong info now that it's older, but...
> Here at MIT I've also been trying to get Commodore to be involved in
> selling Amigae at the school computer store. I eventually got this name
> and phone number, and actually talked to the guy.
> He even said he'd be willing to come here and talk it over with the admin.
> types.
> I heard recently he had traveled to Univeristy of Lowell here in Mass
> to talk to them.
> 
> I've posted this since I *know* there are lots of schools on the
> net who are interested. Remember the 'discussion' of school discounts
> about a year ago  :-) ?
> 

   Although  the college population is perhaps not the most lucrative
   segment, they are the most enthusiastic customer.   Can you think
   of the publicity the Amiga will get if it is sold through college
   bookstores; many will buy because the bookstore "endorse" it.
   Commodore may make less money when selling to the poor college
   students, but the payoff is the huge user base it will build up quickly.
   Furthermore, when the A3000 A5000 are available, the then college
   students will have the money, knowledge, and the motivation to buy it.

   Right here at my school they are selling the Mac+ for $1300 and
   the MacSE for $1700-$1800. Given the fact that they are relatively
   inexpensive , the perceived value of the huge discount, and available
   right at the bookstore, they are selling well.

-- 
David Lo   (415)939-2400                                          /\  o
Varian Instruments, 2700 Mitchell Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94598     \/
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