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From: ward@hao.UUCP (Mike Ward)
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Subject: Re: Apple Shafts America; or, The Computer For the Rich of Us
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Date: Sat, 22-Sep-84 23:55:15 EDT
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>What would you have had Apple do?  Inflate the price of their new
>product so it would devalue the existing products selling price?

I would have Apple recognize that those of who bought early,
at list price, were a little freindlier than the Pournelles who
waited.  I would have Apple give us a break on the price of the
upgrade.

I agree that I was just incredibly naive to think that Apple
was any different than any other money-grubbing corporation.
I hope Apple realizes what they've given away when the Japanese
drive them out of business.

-- 
Michael Ward, NCAR/SCD
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