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re: HMDs alah Salestalk

I think you are a bit hard on Tony, most of the people on the list seem to be experimenters, and offering a current production component and providing an upgrade path sounds like a service to me - with most vendors you buy this generation, and then you buy the next generation....

Charles Barnard

> ** Original Subject: HMDs  alah Salestalk
> ** Original Sender: "Mckinney, James W" <>
> ** Original Date: Tue, 6 Jul 1999 16:47:45 -0500

> ** Original Message follows... 

>
> With all due respect this double talk of $150 dollars investment
> is a load of crap!!!  I have 150 dollars cash I will place in your 
> hand will I get a HMD for that ???? No!  Stop the used car salesman 
> talk then.... 
> 
> I was considering buying one of your M1's as were several of my friends who 
> are also on this list but when I hear con-artist talk I quickly grab my 
> wallet and put it in a safe place. Several of them simply delete any post 
> with your name on it now.  I worked for a while for the Attorney General in
> my state and have on good authority that bait and switch is still illegal.  
> 
> you wrote:
> If you buy an M1, you know that your purchase is protected under the 
> Technology Upgrade Program (http://www.tekgear.ca/tup.html) and that 
> when M2 is released, you can trade in your M1 for a $350 credit towards M2.
> With your technology investment at $150, the M1 is a really inexpensive 
> way to start experimenting with wearable computing.
> 
> 
> Tony I look forward to your posts and even have a special folder with 
> your name on it as you are a good source of information.  But when you 
> start spouting "TECHNOLOGY UPGRADE PROGRAM" and other psycho-bable sales 
> talk I feel like I'm on the home shopping network. I think we all agree 
> that your company is a good one, but the overdrive pitch is offensive to me 
> not to mention mis-leading.
> 
> If you are interested in me as a customer tone it down a little.  If not 
> ignore this post and I will add a filter to my e-mail.
> James Mckinney
> 
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