UNIX admin wrote: >> So you your university was paying a 100% premium for >> hardware. I bought two full tricked out U10 directly >> from the Sun website when they first came out for >> less than that >> > <<SARCASM>> > Good to know that Sun treats everyone fairly and equally, isn't it? > <</SARCASM>> > > Back then, you didn't even have to be a big customer, if you were an educational institution, you got a decent discount off Hardware. Then there were preconfigured educational promo packages for things like U10's that were even better - Usually in the Apr-Jun quarter which turns out to be Sun's, and most schools 4th fiscal quarter. Software was usually even bigger discount. But that was back then. Who knows what it is now.
I'm guessing that your institution wasn't experienced buying sun equipment so didn't have people in purchasing who were aware of these things. Worse they may have just asked for a quote for the U10's from the same computer hardware reseller that they ordered everything else from. Resellers were notorious for not always letting EDU's know they could get a much better price direct from Sun. If my Univ. hadn't already had a an assigned Sun Sales Rep, I never would have known about any of the promos either. But back then Sun had it's own US tele-sales 800 number, and I think if you called it and told them you were an .EDU they would have gotten you in touch with the right rep. > > This message posted from opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ > opensolaris-discuss mailing list > opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org > _______________________________________________ opensolaris-discuss mailing list opensolaris-discuss@opensolaris.org
