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From: Elliot Bain <ebain@ix.netcom.com>
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Subject: Re: Alpha LW price
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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