On 5/15/04 3:41 PM, "David Cortright" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>> It certainly seems peculiar at first sight that MS would make copies >> available to some resellers before official release date. My guess is that >> they want it generally available on full shelves by the time they release it >> officially, and perhaps past experience has taught them that it's pointless >> to ask resellers to keep it off the shelves before that date so they let him >> start selling to customers as soon as they have their copies. (I don't >> actually know that for a fact - it just seems plausible to me. Guessing) > > This is the standard operating procedure for *all* retail product launches > AFAIK. The last thing a company wants is to publicly announce and generate a > lot of consumer excitement only to have customers not able to actually > purchase the advertised product. Right, But some companies - like Apple - are more secretive and absolutely forbid the resellers to start selling before the official release date, even though the units have arrived. Whenever a reseller "forgets" about this injunction and sells early, it hits the Rumor sites in a big way and probably gets the reseller in trouble. Here MS (and quite possibly most manufacturers) don't try to police what's probably going to be a losing battle. So we get this disjunct where it's not yet officially released but it is definitely out there, so it feels more peculiar to those who still have to keep some things secret. Have you ever tried to prevent resellers selling before official release date? Did it work? -- Paul Berkowitz MVP Entourage Entourage FAQ Page: <http://www.entourage.mvps.org/toc.html> AppleScripts for Entourage: <http://macscripter.net/scriptbuilders/> PLEASE always state which version of Entourage you are using - **2004**, X or 2001. It's often impossible to answer your questions otherwise. -- To unsubscribe: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> archives: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.letterrip.com/> old-archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/entourage-talk%40lists.boingo.com/>
