George Stachnik quoted the new Customer First Times Newsletter :
[snip]
> To become eligible for the Investment Protection Program,
> you need to purchase a new HP e3000 PA-8700 N-class
> server.
[snip]
> A copy of the actual sales invoice
> must be provided to HP at the time of registration.
> Registrations will be accepted until February 1, 2004.
> Once your purchase is registered, you will have earned
> reserved dollars in the amount of up to 50 percent of the
> net price that you actually paid for your new N-class
> chassis or upgrade. Reserved dollars may be applied
> toward the purchase of a new PA-RISC HP-UX server, or an
> HP ItaniumŪ processor family platform. The new server must
> be purchased from either HP or an HP-authorized reseller
> no later than December 31, 2006.
[snip]
> The Investment Protection Program neatly complements
> the HP e3000 conversion kits. These kits, which are
> available from HP at no charge, can be used to convert
> HP e3000 A-class and N-class servers into corresponding
> PA-RISC-based HP-UX servers.
[snip]
So lets see if I understand this correctly...to qualify
for the Investment Protection Program, I would need to
purchase a new HP e3000 PA-8700 N-class (at a much higher
price than the HP-UX version) and 50% of the price becomes
"reserved dollars" which can be used against purchase of
a new HP-UX server. However, I could also get a "free"
conversion kit to convert my new N-class server to an
HP-UX server. Now, call me naive but unless the total
value of my reserved dollars will buy me a new HP-UX
server (so no charge on my part), why wouldn't it make
more sense to just convert the HP e3000 to an HP-UX
server using the free conversion kit?
Alternatively, it would make better sense, in my mind,
to purchase a new HP-UX system (at HP-UX system prices)
but run it as an HP e3000 until I need to use the "free"
conversion kit to transform it into an HP-UX server.
Am I completely missing the point here?
It wouldn't be the first time. :o)
Cheers,
John Dunlop
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