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From: abc@BRL.MIL (Brinton Cooper)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Beware...
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Date: 11 Apr 89 14:22:26 GMT
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A number of articles have been posted complaining, rightly I think,
about the exhorbitant fees charged by Apple dealers to repair simple
things.  One young EE student observed that, in his lab studies, he
became aware of just how inexpensive some of the needed replacements
really are.

This is, however, the law of "supply and demand" in all its glory
(right, Murph?).  

In my nearby town, there is one walk-in store where one can have an
Apple computer repaired.  The local public school system has a
"maintenance contractor" on some sort of retainer; I don't know what it
costs, surely less than factory retail prices.  The only problem is
that, half the time, she seems incompetent.

The moral of the story:  Some of you (us?) bright folks should take up
Apple computer repair part-time.  It's more interesting than evening TV
fare and, even at half the dealer prices, far more profitable.  

Demand is high; supply is low.  Therefore prices are high.  You have two
choices:  complain or cash in!

_Brint