[comp.sys.mac.misc] Dealer relations

dmg1q@newton.acc.Virginia.EDU (Douglas M. Garrou) (10/31/90)

Apologies if this is a (frequently asked/wrongly posted/just
plain dumb) question, but I've been wondering about how retail
computer places in University towns can do any Mac business
at all given the low educational prices that Universities can
sell Macs for.  Do the retail places get to sell at the educ-
ational discount also?  Or do they just do business with non-
university types?  Is anyone familiar with instances in which
retailers have pressured Universities to either not sell
Macs or restrict the range of services available from the U
(i.e. just hardware for sale)?

My reasons for needing this info are both obscure and boring,
but I'll gladly fill anyone in on e-mail -- please e-mail
responses too (I'll post if there's interest)

Thanks in advance (as always)
Doug  dmg1q@newton.acc.virginia.edu