RE: Dell now using the IBM iSeries pricing model

[Jim Damato <jdamato@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Subject: Dell now using the IBM iSeries pricing model


This was in Cringely's column today - it gave me chuckle to see that IBM
aren't the only ones.

Selling the Dell Way: Reader Mark C. was shopping for a memory upgrade
for a Dell OptiPlex when he discovered something curious: Dell.com was
charging different prices for identical products. Depending on the link
he followed, the 256MB SIMM cost either $88 (Small Business), $99 (Home
& Home Office), or $110 (Medium & Large Business). A Dell spokesmaven
says that's just the way they do things: Each segment sets its own
pricing, and consumers are free to pick the one that's cheapest.

Jon Paris
Partner400
www.Partner400.com