[rescue] Commodore Pricing(PET era)

[Lionel Peterson]

>From: Mike Meredith <very at zonky.org>
>Date: 2007/05/21 Mon PM 02:46:10 CDT
>To: rescue at sunhelp.org
>Subject: Re: [rescue] fwd: Linux Foundation Prepares For Microsoft's Legal Action

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>Whilst Commodore was a US company they figured out how to do reasonable
>European prices.

Currently reading "On The Edge" [0], and it is very clear that Commodore was able to get much higher prices in Europe than in USA, the first PET sold for $1,295 in Europe vs. $795 in the USA.[1] Pricing on subsequent models has not been read yet ;^)

Lionel

[0] http://www.amazon.com/Edge-Spectacular-Rise-Fall-Commodore/dp/0973864907/ref=pd_bbs_1/103-3609313-4308613?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1179780187&sr=8-1

[1] Page 84 of the above book