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Article #419Re: Will there be a back to school special?
From: David Basiji
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 20:15
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 1992 20:15
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lemson@fnbc.com (David Lemson) writes:
>In article <1992Jul23.201012.22191@bmw.mayo.edu> brunkhorst@mayo.edu
>(Geoff Brunkhorst) writes:
>> In article <1992Jul23.174243.20388@athena.mit.edu> chuck@hans.mit.edu
>(Chuck
>> Parsons) writes:
>> >
>> > Given the time of year I thought it possible that NeXT might be
>> > rolling out a promo for the new scholl year as well as to dump all the
>> > slabs before the RISC machines come out (I assume they won't come out
>> > before Christmas).
>>
>>
>> If a new promo comes out, I suspect it to be announced August 1 or
>after.
>> I suspect it will be in the form of software bundling, and/or printer
>> bundling ("Get all this cool software for worth $2000, for $200, and
>> this printer for $100 off!")
>Historically, I don't think there have been any hardware specials offered
>in the fall. Most of the specials come out near the end of the spring
>semester, when students are leaving school and are anxious to get a
>computer at the low educational prices.
>Of course, last year there was the software bundle special in the early
>fall.
>--
>David Lemson (312) 732-4741
>FNBC Sys Admin (Summer) UIUC NeXT Campus Consultant(rest of the time)
>E-mail to: lemson@fnbc.com NeXTMail accepted
Don't forget NeXTWorld Expo as the preferred event for the announcement/
introduction for new hardware. That's February 1993.
Dave
--
David Basiji
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