Right as far as the Data Products printer is concerned.

But you know like everyone else that if you want to buy from "the source",
you are going to buy ONE item (or a small number). If HP goes to the source,
they are going to buy THOUSANDS (if not more) of the same item. Guess what
the supplier does when she/he get and order for a four-figure quantity ?
She/he cuts the price !!!! Which means that, as an individual or end-user,
you will never get the same price advantage.

That's comparable to go to all your auto parts suppliers, order each and
every part of your car, and you end up paying your car 4 or 5 times it's
list price.

Same goes with computers.

Best Regards,

Christian Lheureux
Responsable du Departement Systemes et Reseaux / Head of Systems and
Networks Department
APPIC R.H.
business partner hp invent
Tel : +33-1-69-80-97-22   /   Fax : +33-1-69-80-97-14 / e-mail :
[log in to unmask]
"Le Groupe APPIC recrute, contactez nous !"

  -----Message d'origine-----
  De : [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
  Envoye : lundi 21 janvier 2002 18:12
  A : [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
  Objet : Re: [HP3000-L] Why HP


  In a message dated 1/21/2002 1:32:52 AM Pacific Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:



    After all, what percentage of your Chevrolet or Pontiac car
    is made of genuine GM parts ? whether they are car or computer
    manufacturers, they all OEM parts from other manufacturers. HP gets its
    graphics cards and disks from other suppliers ? What a big deal ! It
allows
    me to get better pricing  and sell to my end-customers (I'm a systems
    integrator) at better prices compared to other suppliers. That helps
build
    my competitive advantage.



  Reeeeeaaaaaaalllllyyyyy!!!!!      Since when, buying from third party will
give you competitive advantage, compared buying directly from the source?

  You could buy Data Product printer directly from Data products for less
then $10,000.  At the same time, HP would buy the very same printer, put
their logo on the printer and sell you the printer for over $23,000.    And
you are getting competitive advantage????     I have to go back to school
again.   I guess there is a new math that plus plus plus equal minus ((+) +
(+) = (-)).

  Greg

* To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, *
* etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *