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todd@liveware.com writes
> After following the thread about NeXT delaying CD Drive shipment
> even further I can't help but think they knew there was going
> to be a problem on quantity.  My reasoning (maybe flawed) is
> due to the offer they made to User Groups to purchase a drive
> and CD for a low price of $452 or something. ...
> 
> Now I think the deal was a good one, but at the same time
> it also seems to be the attempt was to cover as much as possible
> with a 'limited' resource pool (ie drives).  It makes some
> sense to me to connect that with the current shortage and point
> a hard finger at NeXT about this issue.  They must have known
> also due to their 'just in time' policy about manufacturing.
> 

Another possible interpretation of the available evidence is that  
NeXT did not anticipate much response to their bundle deal, and so  
(1) did not arrange for massive deliveries, while (2) they offered  
the User Groups a special deal in an effort to ensure that there  
would be enough drives around for people to install their upgrades.  
Hence when the response to the bundle was very high they were caught  
with few drives in the pipeline.

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Stefano Pagiola
Food Research Institute, Stanford University
spagiola@frinext.stanford.edu (NeXTMail encouraged)