Re: Non-US Special Offers for MUG members
Re: Non-US Special Offers for MUG members
- Subject: Re: Non-US Special Offers for MUG members
- From: Emilie Unkrich <email@hidden>
- Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 14:10:35 -0400
As always, Chuck, you are a gem and I wanted to publicly say that.
With Care,
Auntie Em
On Oct 13, 2005, at 9:10 AM, Chuck Joiner wrote:
Hi guys,
Allow me to provide a little reality check here.
When a vendor is approached or agrees to a special offer, the first
preference is *always* global availability. Makes sense from
everyone's
perspective:
- it serves a wider audience from the user group perspective
- the vendor potentially gets more sales
- everyone wins.
The first unfortunate reality is that when physical distribution is
required, sometimes the shipping costs make any offer prohibitive.
The second unfortunate reality is that, in some cases, due to
corporate
structure, the technology involved, or political nonsense, that
company
is legally prohibited from distributing products outside this or that
territory.
Every vendor I talk to would much prefer to give the same thing to
everyone (assuming it makes business sense for them), but sometimes
circumstances beyond their control intervene.
As John says, if you get a good deal for *your territory,"
regardless of
where it is, congratulations! Post it here and let others know, or
email
it to me and I'll post it on The MUG Center to help spread the word.
--
Emilie Unkrich
Vice President NEOAC
Editor, Apple Bits
http://neoac.org/
September 2005 Issue of Apple Bits here:
http://neoac.org/bits/05sep.pdf
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