Xref: utzoo comp.misc:1922 comp.sys.m68k:761 comp.sys.mac:12693 comp.sys.ibm.pc:11939 Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ukma!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!porthos.rutgers.edu!friedman From: friedman@porthos.rutgers.edu (Gadi ) Newsgroups: comp.misc,comp.sys.m68k,comp.sys.mac,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Motorola policy Message-ID: <274@porthos.rutgers.edu> Date: 11 Feb 88 02:18:51 GMT References: <4227@utai.UUCP> <1029@edge.UUCP> <2167@tekred.TEK.COM> <3138@phri.UUCP> Organization: Rutgers Univ., New Brunswick, N.J. Lines: 19 Keywords: Intel IBM To: roy@phri.UUCP In article <3138@phri.UUCP> roy@phri.UUCP (Roy Smith) writes: > Isn't that restraint of trade, and thus illegal? Aren't you > required by (US) law to give the same deal to all your customers, i.e. if > you will sell 68000's to XYZ Computer Company for $N each, in 1000 piece > lots, you must also sell them to anybody else with the same conditions, > regardless of what they plan on doing with them? > -- > Roy Smith, {allegra,cmcl2,philabs}!phri!roy I remember a case where K-Mart sued Izod because Izod would not sell to discount stores. If I remember correctly, K-Mart lost. Gadi -- uucp: {ames, cbosgd, harvard, moss}!rutgers!aramis.rutgers.edu!friedman arpa: FRIEDMAN@ARAMIS.RUTGERS.EDU