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Politics : Ask Michael Burke -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mama Bear who wrote (44709)	1/27/1999 2:09:00 PM
From: RealMuLan	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 132070

<<The 0% interest for 4 months is a device to trick people into paying 18+% interest on the loan. >> Not 18%. Their APR is 9.9% fixed.

To: Mama Bear who wrote (44709)	1/27/1999 2:39:00 PM
From: Skeeter Bug	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

barb, valid points. however, dell does pay something for the bank to take on the debt. it isn't free. i'd also bet the rebate comes from dell b/c they are the ones with the most incentive to issue the rebate. of course, this is speculation... the boxmakers are getting creative, for sure...