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- From: joeles@cup.portal.com (Joel Edward Swan)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware
- Subject: Re: A1200 and LD vs HD (marketing? what marketing?)
- Message-ID: <69751@cup.portal.com>
- Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 01:23:42 PST
- Organization: The Portal System (TM)
- References: <1992Nov11.100321.60681@cc.usu.edu>
- <1992Nov12.161024.3885@TorreyPinesCA.ncr.com>
- <1992Nov13.131615.60812@cc.usu.edu>
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- >Quoth sl1zm@cc.usu.edu:
- >]> >
- >]> > "Are you here to buy a computer or a disk drive?"
- >]> >
- >]> > So on and so forth...
- >]>
- >]> Sorry, it's a little different in real life.
- >
- >Sorry, but been there, done that. I spent quite some time in the trenches
- >locally. Decided RIGHT AWAY that there was no real need to try to sell
- >someone something they didn't want. It leads to more headaches than it's
- >worth. The bottom line with me is that if they are more interested in
- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
- No one said "MORE" interested. There is a legitimate right to know, and
- question the exclusion of an HD dirve.
-
- >minute details like the floppy drive, it's a lost cause. If you want to
- >sell the computer, SELL THE COMPUTER.
-
- Disk drives are part of THAT COMPUTER. What you are saying is "I'll sell my
- favorite part of the computer and to hell with anyone elses needs."
-
- >One reason I decided against going into biz for myself. After seeing what
- >the dealer I worked with had to go through to keep above water with C='s
- >dealer support tactics, I decided that I wanted a roof over my head
- >and food to eat more than I wanted to sell Amigii...
-
- Given your philosphy of salesmanship, I doubt it was _your_ decision to not
- sell computers. Let's see hands of even one thriving dealer here on the net
- tha would ever let you work for them with that crappy attitude.
-
- -Joel
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- / Joel E. Swan....Pres./...Media Specialties, Ltd., Oak Forest, IL.USA /
- / & Senior Producer..../...Moody Broadcasting Network, Chicago, IL. USA /
- / Portal ID: joeles..../...joeles@cup.portal.com /
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