What about Volume Discounts? Don't you think if a School District buys
200 systems, that Apple will give them a break? Most purchasing is done
on a District level so that will usually include multiple physical
locations. I think this is a case of MSRP vs. real price.
Schools were buying Mac's instead of PC's when they were more than 2x
the price. This is much more for a much closer price. I think it will do
OK.
IMHO,
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Searles [mailto:csearles_at_netcologne.de]=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:42 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMac, eMate, are we getting somewhere?
> I don't care how nice looking, compact, capable, speedy or
>> teacher/student-friendly the eMac is. For $1200, only the wealthiest
>> school
>> districts will buy them.=20
Probably in the same school districts which also happen to have a mall=20
with an Apple store nearby, i.e. to quote Apple lingo: "an upscale mall=20
in an upscale area".
I would say that means this will lead to a two-class system in American=20
education, i.e. those schools with snazzy Macs and those with boring=20
Dells. But come on. Hasn't this always been an inherent part of American
school system? Better funded and better equipped schools in the richer=20
school districts, less well-equipped schools where the "po folk" live?
Chris Searles
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