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- From: jcburt@gatsibm.larc.nasa.gov ()
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- Subject: Re: GATEWAY TELEPATH @ $1
- Date: 15 Dec 1992 19:26:51 GMT
- Organization: NASA Langley Research Center
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- In article <6939.48.uupcb@uttsbbs.uucp> john.navas@uttsbbs.uucp (John Navas) writes:
- >mrosen@nyx.cs.du.edu (Michael Rosen) writes:
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- > JN> If you will carefully check the ads you will see that the
- > JN> TelePath is indeed advertised as a separate product that will
- > JN> only be sold to those that purchase or have previously purchased
- > JN> a *separate* Gateway computer system (*any* Gateway system).
- > JN> That is clearly a per se unlawful tie-in sales practice.
- >
- > > How is that an unlawful sales practice? I certainly think it's
- > > limiting themselves to the potential customers they could get if
- > > they opened up sales to anyone (which they seem to have done,
- > > according to your experience). But I don't see how only selling to
- > > existing Gateway owners is unlawful. I really don't think Zeos or
- > > any of these other mail order companies that advertise in Computer
- > > Shopper are going to sell me a hard drive or whatever as a separate
- > > item.
- >
- [...stuff deleted...]
- >Best regards,
- >John
- >
- >CAVEAT: I am not a lawyer and this is not legal advice. The above is
- >only my understanding as a layman. Consult your own attorney.
- >
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- I did check with an attorney...Gateway's action *are* legal...
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