3) It. Doesn't. Cost. $5,000. When you buy something on rebate, and you take it back later, do they give you the list price? No? Why was that? Oh, right. BECAUSE YOU PAID THE SALE PRICE. Rant about the price when and if the price goes up.
$5k is the list price. Yes, they are running a promotion. We get that. However, when evaluating technology I can't just weigh it against the best promo price ever available. What happens if I don't end up buying before the end of the promotion? What about down the road when I need upgrades, or new licenses? You can bet that if you form a long term relationship with the tool, you are going to end up spending $5 on a seat at some point.
We can rant about the price going up, because it's extremely likely that it will. They've already published the intended price - you really think they don't intend on using it? The promo is great, but I see absolutely nothing wrong with factoring the $5k price into your own evaluation of the product.
Hey, if you personally have a project where you know you're just going to pay the $1,700 that's great - but it doesn't necessarily apply to everyone else.
If you want another analogy, should I evaluate a Compaq computer system on the Walmart blowout prices after Thanksgiving? Since they were selling for $400 instead of the normal $700, would it have been wrong for me to compare the system to others based on the $700 price tag? Or should I have just pretended for 24 hours that it was a "$400 product", even if I wasn't necessarily going to buy one that day?
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