home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
-
- On Sat, 9 Mar 1996, Thomas Karlsen wrote:
-
- > It's not always as simple as to slash prices just to sell more units.
- > What if they have made a 199 Pounds pack and everyone started to buy the
- > machine, would AT be able to supply the market with machines to satisfy
- > the needs? It's better to sell 40.000 untis for a higher price and
- > collect money for reaserch then to sell 100000 untis and have alot of
- > problem with production speed and shipping dates. That will only hurt the
- > company.
-
- I don't see why they couldn't have made (say) the first 50,000 available
- for L250 - and ADVERTISED that ONLY the first 50,000 would be available at
- such a price - so as to kickstart the relaunch. After all they've paid for
- Commodore, I'd have thought that (say) 200,000 ukp wouldn't be all THAT
- much to pay for the boost this would have given the market.
- __
- ==========================================================================///=
- darien graham-smith / deg20@hermes.cam.ac.uk / the truth is in here __ ///
- [all opinions expressed above are my own and are therefore correct] \\\///
- ======================================================================\XX/====
-
-