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From: tim@hoptoad.uucp (Tim Maroney)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer
Subject: Re: Certified Developer (Apple Partner) fees
Message-ID: <6412@hoptoad.uucp>
Date: 30 Jan 89 19:42:55 GMT
References: <371zebolskyd@byuvax.bitnet> <2509@nunki.usc.edu>
Reply-To: tim@hoptoad.UUCP (Tim Maroney)
Organization: Eclectic Software, San Francisco
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On this developer program foofaraw, I have a question for other
software consultants.  I work as an independent consultant writing
software; I don't do user training, network configuration,  purchase
recommendations, or any other non-development consulting.  I also don't
particularly want to get involved in direct resale of my own products
for a number of reasons, among which are a most unbusinesslike
mindset.  Apple refuses to give me an equipment discount because, even
though all I do is develop software, I don't resell it, or so they
claim.

Have other consultants had this problem?  Does this make even the
slightest bit of sense in terms of the stated goal of the Apple
developer prgram, which is to encourage software devlopment?  Am I
going to have to start direct resale of some trivial product just to
get a discount that it seems I should have already?  Any information
greatly appreciated; please post to the net as it is likely of general
interest.

(Why don't I just discuss this with Apple?  I tried at the developer
program booth at MacWorld; the person I spoke with was extremely rude
and obviously took it for granted I was trying to rip them off.)
-- 
Tim Maroney, Consultant, Eclectic Software, sun!hoptoad!tim
"This signature is not to be quoted." -- Erland Sommarskog