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From: ralphw@C7.IUS.CS.CMU.EDU (Ralph Hyre)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: GS vs. Mac Pricing (was Re: (none)) [corrections]
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Date: 11 Apr 89 20:05:00 GMT
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Someone pointed out that GSes were available at much less than the 
retail price (which now is $1149 according to newspaper ads).
I've even seen $666 quoted, but Computer Factory was subtracting
$300 in rebates on other peripherals.

Now, a Mac+ costs only $919 at CMU, and let's say the street price for a GS
(no monitor or disk drive) is $800.  A mythical GS consortium price
would seem to be about $990 [$1149-$460(40%)]

Anyone (Murph, you go to school with MBA's right?) know why Apple might
be adhering to a pricing policy like this?  Is it simply a matter of
trading Apple // sales and market share (but not profits) for Mac
market share.
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