Prices Sun vs Dec

[Lindsey MS 04396]

In article <3515 at kalliope.rice.edu> phil at wubios.wustl.edu (J. Philip Miller) writes:
>in:
>> SUN-SPOTS DIGEST          Saturday, 20 May 1989       Volume 7 : Issue 301
>> Below are price comparisons between a similarly configured DEC 3100 and
>> SUN SPARCstation 1.  I found the price difference amazing. .....
>
>I think it should be noted that the quoted prices are (I think) list prices.
>At least at this institution, DEC has been willing to give substantially
>better educational discounts than has Sun.  This makes the price comparisons
>somewhat different.  Thus a "your milage may vary" statement should have been
>added to the posting.


Yes, your discounts may vary.  When I worked in a university (FIT), we got
discounts of up to %50 from DEC and %60 from SUN (although the DEC
discount was technically considered a matching grant).

In our corporation, we usually receive much better discounts from SUN than
DEC.  I'm sure almost everyone who uses SUN or DEC products receives some
sort of discount from both.

In my article, I clearly stated *LIST* price, which is the only consistent
measure to use in an arena as large as USENET.  I also think most net
readers are bright enough to realize they may be able to get substantial
discounts from either vendors.

BTW, thanks for your article.  Does anyone out there have any info on other
vendor's products (e.g. HP)?


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