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From: dennisg@pwcs.StPaul.GOV (Dennis Grittner)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Apple Price Increase
Message-ID: <5908@pwcs.StPaul.GOV>
Date: 15 Sep 88 22:25:52 GMT
Reply-To: dennisg@pwcs.StPaul.GOV (Dennis Grittner)
Organization: City of Saint Paul, Dept. of Public Works
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Just wanted to add my 2 cents worth on this. 

I have helped Apple get a significant beachhead inside the City
of Saint Paul. In my department ( Public Works ) Apple has sold
about 6 dozen Macs since 1984 and our example has helped sell
others throughout the City. 

The recent price increase ( I really don't see it till October )
is quite extreme ( beyond any reasonable chip increases ) and
will result in a probable loss of position ( read $$$$ ) here in
the City. I am sure that our position is not unique.

You can't swim upstream by overpricing your wares. C'mon Apple
are all your brains in your shorts? Is this Apple's reward to
those of us who have helped them get market share and profit?
Make us look stupid? Thanks Apple, thanks a bunch. Good timing
with IBM announcing lower priced machines and NeXt coming in
October......



WHINE!



-- 
Dennis Grittner		City of Saint Paul, Minnesota
(612) 298-4402		Room 700, 25 W. 4th St. 55102
"Let's just put Ollie, Ronnie, and the rest in jail!"