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was the box originally purchased thru a BP? jim franz ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Taylor" <jtaylor@rpg2java.com> To: <midrange-l@midrange.com> Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 7:37 PM Subject: RE: Help with Used AS/400 > > Don, > > I recently had a similar experience. I called IBM to order the V5R1 upgrade, > as I've done many times over the years, and was promptly informed that they > would not take my order. New policy - you have to use a BP. Well, you don't > need a crystal ball to figure out how that went. > > The software subscription is paid directly to IBM, so the BP doesn't make a > cent from the upgrade. I found a BP who grudgingly accepted my order, then a > few days later I contacted a sympathetic IBM'r to check our account to see > if an order had been placed. Nope. Bottom line is that it took two weeks > before they finally submitted my order to IBM. > > I don't know who's responsible for this new policy, but I'd sure like to > have a chat with him/her. > > > John Taylor > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: midrange-l-admin@midrange.com > > [mailto:midrange-l-admin@midrange.com]On Behalf Of Don > > Sent: Saturday, September 08, 2001 4:51 PM > > To: midrange-l@midrange.com > > Subject: Re: Help with Used AS/400 > > > > > > > > > > and THAT concept is one of my BIGGIEST BITCHES of being FORCED to having > > to use the goddamn "channel"! > > > > I have actually had a BP tell me he wouldn't sell me a part that was ONLY > > available through the channel because there wasn't any margin in it for > > him....BUT, if I was interested in a system upgrade or some software, he > > would think about it... > > > > That's for the record and IT SUCKS! > > > > Don in DC > > > > -------- > > _______________________________________________ > This is the Midrange Systems Technical Discussion (MIDRANGE-L) mailing list > To post a message email: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or change list options, > visit: http://lists.midrange.com/cgi-bin/listinfo/midrange-l > or email: MIDRANGE-L-request@midrange.com > Before posting, please take a moment to review the archives > at http://archive.midrange.com/midrange-l. >
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