I've gotten better service working directly with Apple than I have my vendors 
anyway, so I haven't sweated it. And going through Apple directly has usually 
resulted in better pricing when we do our bulk orders during the summer.

Yeah, it's kind of odd that they'd require K-12 go through them directly, but 
given I haven't had any issues, I could care less.

Mike

On Aug 13, 2010, at 12:30 PM, Bob Schmidt wrote:

> Apple, when realizing that companies were making money being a middleman 
> between Apple and the customer, got rid of the middle man so that they can be 
> both maker and middle man.  Double profits!  It doesn't matter how 
> inconvenient it is to you, as long as it makes them more money.
> 
> >>> Eric Barringer <[email protected]> 8/13/2010 11:09 AM >>>
> I just submitted a quote to CDW-G which included, among other things, a new 
> battery for my MacBook Pro.
> I was told that CDW-G can't sell me an Apple-branded product. They are listed 
> for corporate clients, but K-12s cannot purchase Apple products through them.
> Now, I must ask...why?
> -Eric
> 
> -- 
> Eric Barringer
> Technology Coordinator
> Blue Ridge CUSD #18
> 
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