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Don't Blame Me I Voted For Bill and Opus

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Re: Billions for Nothing, and your chicks for free

This would be a good area for the Dell, Gateway, HP, etc to help. They could give cut rate prices on new lap tops to troops overseas, there are also a large numbers of used laptops that are returned to these outfits from business leases, these could be offered at an even cheaper price. They could also offer a block price for X number of units an then encourage organizations such as the VFW, American Legion, etc to purchase these "blocks" to send to the troops. Looking at this with a long term view this would be a way of engendering brand loyalty. An example of this is would be WWII troops purchasing only Fords, or GM cars after the war because one of these outfits made the M4 Sherman tank, JEEP, trucks, etc, they fought through the war with.

Being a Navy Vet' it is worth noting sailors have much better access to the internet on board ship. I am of course biased but the Navy does take better care of its people then the Army does especially in the three hots and a cot department.
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Re: Billions for Nothing, and your chicks for free

Hell, not cut rate prices, how about some refurbished ones or the ones people decided they didn't want. it's already taken a hit on the price, might as well put to a good cause.

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Re: Billions for Nothing, and your chicks for free

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Hell, not cut rate prices, how about some refurbished ones or the ones people decided they didn't want. it's already taken a hit on the price, might as well put to a good cause.
You bet instead of giving these computers away to 3rd world countries given-em to our Sailors, Marines, and Troops.
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I believe someone is confused here. I can't recall the last time a company slashed their prices for the government. I hear they pay $100 for a regular hammer. Come on, get real!

I am all for the troops having computers, but as a post on this thread already made a point. This isn't a war, this is business.
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