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Article #1573Re: Mac Price
From: Brad Parker
Date: Fri, 31 May 1985 14:30
Date: Fri, 31 May 1985 14:30
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In article <3193@dartvax.UUCP> stevel@dartvax.UUCP (Steve Ligett) writes: >> ... I suspect that MAC's suggested retail price is >> about three times the cost of manufacture.... >If the list price of the Mac is still $2200, I'd guess that's >about 4 to 5 times the manufacturing cost. I doubt they spend >over $500 to build one. >Steve Ligett CSNET:stevel@dartmouth... Spend some time studying any reasonable manufacturing/customer support organization, look into the cost of advertising today and then price a few high paid engineers (the kind you need to do a really good job). The 4 to 5 times markup becomes the only way you can stay in business (to say nothing of making a profit). -- J Bradford Parker uucp: seismo!harvard!gcc-bill!brad "She said you know how to spell AUDACIOUSLY? I could tell I was in love... You want to go to heaven? or would you rather not be saved?" - Lloyd Coal
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gcc-bill.ARPA Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!harvard!gcc-bill!brad From: brad@gcc-bill.ARPA (Brad Parker) Newsgroups: net.micro.mac Subject: Re: Mac Price Message-ID: <262@gcc-bill.ARPA> Date: Fri, 31-May-85 10:30:19 EDT Article-I.D.: gcc-bill.262 Posted: Fri May 31 10:30:19 1985 Date-Received: Sat, 1-Jun-85 13:31:02 EDT References: <3193@dartvax.UUCP> Reply-To: brad@gcc-bill.UUCP (Brad Parker) Distribution: na Organization: General Computer Company, Cambridge Ma (Home of the HyperDrive) Lines: 21