Re: [NTLK] Knowledge Navigator

I think you are being a little unfair.

I purchased my first and currently only Newton 2000U from
Knowledgenavigator via Ebay. He was extremely helpful and gave me
valid advice about my purchase. I have since purchased an upgraded
battery pack and dongle destroyer, both of which arrived really
quickly and work fine.

I know there is an IP claim about the Dongle but I cant buy it from
elsewhere anyway so is it not better that someone keeps it alive?

Yes he is making a margin out of selling these things, but he also
offers a 1 year warranty as well. My Powermac G5 was priced at a
premium, I feel obliged to purchase Applecare as it has been so
unreliable in the first 12 months and Apple kindly never offer any
upgrades such as Graphics cards even though it has lots of spare
slots. Maybe apple is operating an exploitative business too? We all
run business for profit and gain unless we are a not-for-profit
organisation like the one I work for.

I am delighted with my Newton and would seriously consider purchasing
again from KN as he is able to answer my questions and assist when I
need help, for me this is worth a price premium.

John

On 06/05/07, M. Kowal <mkow1234@yahoo.com> wrote:
> You always have the most expensively-priced Newton components.
> If you sold replacement eMate ribbon cables at a flat price all the time of $9.99 - 19.99, that would be viewed as fairly and competitvely priced. Instead, you sell them at a price comparable to what many folks pay for an entire eMate.
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> Look at what you charge for flash memory cards. Or MessagePads. You are not competitively priced. You're not interested in offering anybody a deal or in helping members of the Newton Community -- you just want to gouge as much profit as possible out of each sale.
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> You always seem to have a thinly-veiled self-interest, even when you pretend to do something out of kindness for the Newton Community. Have you ever donated to any charitable Newton cause? Maybe helped a school teacher with their eMate servicing? Or loaned/donated hardware to assist a developer to continue in their research and support of our platform? Done anything that was not designed to put more dollars into your own pocket? The answer is no. Your business economy is entirely an extractive one.
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> I think it's just your nature to be unscrupulous and self-motivated, and you probably can't help yourself.
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> These are some of the reasons why I don't recommend you or your site to anybody. Change the way you operate, and eventually people may come to accept you as worthy of their trust and friendship. Good luck.
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> Matt K.
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