Subject: Re: Alpha LW price
From: Elliot Bain <[email-masked]>
To: Multiple recipients of list <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 11 Apr 1996 21:48:32 -0700

Scott Pincus wrote:
> 
> To come to NewTek's defense,  NewTek's wanted the alpha and SGI versions =
> of LightWave to be highly supported They reasoned that a well supported =
> channel like DeskStation's was the best way to achieve this.  They did =
> not use the other alpha clone's manufactures because most of them sell =
> mail order only, a channel not generally known for its support efforts.  =
> 
> Ok, you say how about I buy from my Pentium dealer?   Well, most Pentium =
> dealers are commodity orientated, another channel that is not generally =
> known from its high level support.
> 
> Basically the bottom line is this, YOU GET WHAT YOU PAY FOR!  =
> Workstation users pay more and they get more!=20
> 
> These opinions are definitely my own.
>  =20
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What a load of sanctimonious poppycock, especially coming from an alpha 
vendor. One of these days vendors are going to wake up to the fact that the way 
to success is to give consumers what they want, and not some sort of jury-rigged 
distribution system. It's truly amazing that this industry has ignored the 
paying public for so long.

NTI, huh?   Good luck. For somebody trying to sell something, you sure pick an 
unusual way of presenting yourself to prospective customers.

-- 
Elliot Bain
Laurell Creative Services
614.459.4404