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 > > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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