My own interpretation of the offer is that you can either buy an HPe3000
and then turn it into an HP9000 at no cost OR you can buy an HPe3000 and
continue to use it as such and then get credited for 1/2 of its value
towards another HP9000 box, ending up with 2 boxes.

I also imagine that you could buy an HP9000 for about 50% of an HPe3000,
give or take a few dollars.

To me the HPe3000 is the more valuable product and therefore, option 2
makes the most sense financially while giving the most bang for the buck.

John Wolff

On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 10:08:09 +0000, J Dunlop <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

>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 Itanium® 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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