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To: soup who wrote (25078)	6/7/1999 10:53:00 AM
From: cyberdillo	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 213177

More info on the P1, with hints of "Something else" appleinsider.com "In preparation for the launch, Apple has apparently been discussing, and in some cases showing, the 4lb., multicolored, translucent portable to a number of higher education boards under a Non Disclosure Agreement. Popular rumor has it that some large Universities, such as the University of Wisconsin, have already committed to large purchases of the new portable". "Even though Apple's Consumer Portable is expected to headline this year's Macworld Expo, rumor has it that it won't be the only Apple announcement to stir Apple's stock price. The Consumer Portable will apparently debut with a sidekick... but more on this sometime later this week. We'll be following the Consumer Portable up until its release, and will continue to reveal details as time goes by". "What are you?.....I'm something else". Blade cyberdillo

To: soup who wrote (25078)	6/7/1999 11:13:00 AM
From: cyberdillo	Respond to of 213177

Lower commissions for the sales staff on i-macs at Sears? macnn.com ".....is that the commission rate on Apples iMacs are extremely low. It is only 1.5 percent. We are better off selling Compaqs which pay 3 percent, not 1.5 percent. The only other company that has such a low percentage is the eMachines". "Is this what the iMac is compared to in terms of commission, a piece of junk like eMachines? I am quite upset. The sales people would have pushed the iMac above the other computers even it were 2.5 percent or 3 percent. When Sears sold Performas, the commission was 3 percent for the low end systems and up to 5 percent for the high end systems. The employees who used to sell Performas tell me that they are very disappointed in the commission rates and are shocked to see that Apple has become so cheap(commission wise), especially since Apple needs higher sales. Sears sales people make a living off of commission and if Apple expects to get their sales high, they need to pay Sears Associates close to or equal to Compaq. My store has sales people who know the superiority of iMacs and are willing to learn everything there is to know about it. I don't know if selling iMac through Sears is a good idea. Apple needs to change their commission or this could be a disaster like BestBuy". The article also talks about POS material and what color /how many i-macs are to be displayed. cyberdillo