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#NT/3DS Bundle Deal ?

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#153183From: bruce gorenFeb 14, 1995 6:33 PM
Gary, Has Autodesk given any thought to offering dealers the opportunity to bundle Windows NT with the upgrade to R-5 ? With 50,000 customers already, mostly without NT I'll bet, ADESK could negotiate excellant terms on behalf of all of us with MicroSquish for a "corporate update group buy" kind of deal if they were so inclined. Of course, considering they are going to market Softimage on the NT, MS would probably charge us double, or cripple our special version of NT, if they found out we wanted NT for running 3DS.<G> Bruce N. Goren
#153229From: Yost GroupFeb 14, 1995 10:45 PM
Bruce, is this a marketing question? – G
#153305From: bruce gorenFeb 15, 1995 9:28 AM
Gary, I suppose it *could* be interpreted as a marketing question. But I raised it as a 3D Studio question in response to your encouragement to go out and buy NT *now* as a headstart. Like most 3DS users, I don't presently use Windows NT, and so was wondering if there might be a special deal offered by Autodesk, or it's dealers, now or in the future on behalf of the buying power of this large special interest group we have here. Bruce N. Goren
#153311From: Jonas Ruikis [ADESK]Feb 15, 1995 9:56 AM
Hi Bruce, << …bundle.. >> I'll make sure to forward this idea to the product manager. jonas[adesk]
#154456From: Kim HeaverFeb 20, 1995 5:04 PM
<< …bundle.. >> I'll make sure to forward this idea to the product manager. jonas[adesk] Maybe you could also make the suggestion to the marketing group for Autocad. Perhaps an offer for when the NT version is released. Thanks, Kim