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Lemmings: Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Buy this Book.

Following news that I was right about Paul's decision to not allow Windows 7 Secrets pre-orders would cause many potential buyers to reassess things, comes this unbelievable bit of news directly from Paul himself: Paul said that he would aggressively lower prices on Windows 7 Secrets if/when it doesn't take off in the marketplace.

Paul intends to stay "nimble" on pricing of Windows 7 secrets, possibly lowering prices if the newly unveiled book fails to gain traction among consumers. That was just one of the items in a note out Monday afternoon from Supersite Blog.

Paul also wrote that despite the seemingly aggressive pricing of Windows 7 Secrets— the lower-than-expected price points range from $48 to $26 — Paul seemed to indicate he would respond with price cuts if demand for the book wasn’t revving up the way he liked. “While it remains to be seen how much traction the book gets initially, Paul noted that he will remain nimble (pricing could change if Paul is not attracting as many customers as anticipated),” Paul wrote.

So the message here is clear. If you want Windows 7 Secrets, simply wait. Come on, lemming. You can do it.

@G5Man - Hilarious, thanks for that you made my morning.

Brilliant!

Hey...you gotta keep this stuff funny and light hearted...It gets me through my day

:)

@G5Man: Funny.

But of course you realize that Paul does not get a cent more or less, irrespective the price at Amazon.

And if I saw it correctly, Paul didn't even add his own Amazon Associates account info to get a few cents more (which may be actually more then the royalty he get's for each book).

meh, I'll buy it used on amazon when it hits $0.01

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Paul, are you gearing up for a second edition book with info about SP1?  (I'm assuming you're doing early beta testing on it already....)

lol @ G5Man

At least it's better than this:

gizmodo.com/.../the-faulty-imac-saga-chapter-4-apple-buying-out-customers

Someone I know that lives in the UK that got paid like this got a nice letter from Apple saying that they "aren't qualifying the recent lack of third-party quality of the product with this gesture", and that it is "merely a 'thank-you gift' for purchasing our best iMac yet".  So, they're placing blame on the panel manufacturer, while subsequently dismissing the problem.  

Good stuff.  Who wrote this?  A 3-year old?

The letter goes on to say "by accepting the gift, you agree to not hold Apple responsible for damages....and that you agree not to disclose any information pertaining to this gift from Apple"....blah blah blah.  What's funny is that so much of it is written in Apple-esque casual talk, intertwined with so much legal-speak, it's just so hilariously condescending.  It's essentially hush money to cover up their inadequacies.

Nice, Apple.  Nice.

I'll pick up a 27" iMac for scrap metal when the garbage bins start filling up with them.

BTW:  He returned the iMac, and kept the money anyway.  :P

Paul your publisher should threaten to leave Amazon and go the Apple book store/iPad so Amazon will up the price:)

@G5 brilliant!

My hope is that Paul shuts down this blog to comments as he said he was going to on Windows weekly.  Mailbag is already a joke.  His latest mailbag with the Apple iPad bashing is just another way for him to vent his Apple jealousy and not have anyone be able to respond.

Sorry Waethorn I missed your point.

Are you sure you are commenting on the right article?

@G5Man:

Of course you do.  You can't see past that turd on the end of your nose.

"No need to whisper! Window 7 Secrets is the ultimate insider's guide to Microsoft's most exciting Windows version in years."

Which, in the real techworld, is just as exciting as watching grass grow.

Windows is not exciting, Microsoft is not exciting. It's only fitting that a non-exciting blogger with extremely poor writing skills should write a book about it.

"It's only fitting that a non-exciting blogger with extremely poor writing skills"

IF that is the case and that is what you believe, then why would all of you people that supposedly know so much and are so astute as to what is "tasteful", why do  you guys still come here as often as you do?  It really makes little sense.

"It really makes little sense."

It actually does make sense. People should be informed at this site as well, not just be amused by Paul's frustration relating to Microsoft's downfall.

That is where we come in.

Not too big to fail, too big to succeed.

Waethorn,

The hostility...problems with 7ista this morning?

Speaking of amusing:

www.youtube.com/watch

G5Man:

Hilarious! Hoist by his own petard....

"The hostility...problems with 7ista this morning?"

Nope.  Not a single one.  Not like people that bought those 27" iMac's, or upgraded to Snow Leopard early and lost data, or upgraded to Leopard early and lost data, etc. etc.

Chuckb84

I just learned something today.  Thank you!  I had never heard that saying before.  Quite fitting.

Log, if that is what you do, then you must be omnipotent.  If any sane person were to attempt to correct errors written around the web, well they would have there work cut out for them.

http://xkcd.com/386/

@dip:

http://xkcd.com/388/

Where do mangoes fit in?

You are unjust, guys

Paul din't suggest you to wait for this book to be less expansive when he promoted the first time the book was out!!!

Or it's just that you are UNABLE to simply being ironic and anyone can say any criticism about Apple? Are we arriving to this?

Nickelgreen,

Don't you recognize the irony in the two situations?

We were just having a little fun with it.

Over on a Mac forum, the following astute observation was made:

"At first, I was puzzled why Apple would want to send out this hint. It's not a message you want to public to know - it just persuades people to wait for a lower-priced future version. Nervousness over the iPad's reception, perhaps? But I don't think Jobs et al are nervous as much as confident and excited. But perhaps it's not a message to consumers (who either won't pay much attention to a suggestion observed by a financial analyst, and will be soon forgotten), but a message to competition: don't even try to compete with us this new product category, we'll just undercut you."

followed by:

"price has been the best way to compete against Apple historically if you are a hardware maker "

"But perhaps it's not a message to consumers (who either won't pay much attention to a suggestion observed by a financial analyst, and will be soon forgotten), but a message to competition: don't even try to compete with us this new product category, we'll just undercut you"

Shareholders certainly won't like this, because it's not just a threat to the competition - it's an attack to their own profit margins.

Paul's line says it all though:

Apple:  "Do Not, Under Any Circumstances, Buy an iPad"

Me:  "Thanks for the advice, Apple.  I won't."

Some message they're putting out there....

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>>Shareholders certainly won't like this, because it's not just a threat to the competition - it's an attack to their own profit margins.<<

That depends on what kinds of sales a price cut would whip up.  Plus, most don't expect prices to slide...they expect that you'll get more for the same price.

Wae, you know me like a book. That Lenovo is exactly what I would want. I was asking about a netbook for a very, very, very, frugal, cheapass partner of mine. I can only imagine how much money she's worth, because she certainly never spends it. She once had me on the phone discussing a Dell for 90minutes... to save $75!!!!!!

@Doc:

Pas de probleme.  When you said you wanted a netbook, but you wanted it for business, the x100e is exactly what I was thinking.  Business performance and reliability for a netbook-like budget.  A consumer netbook isn't what you want to give a typical mobile worker, especially not if you don't know how they'll treat it.  (the third video on the Lenovo site explains that very well)  When you want a quality laptop that'll last through the daily bump and grind, you gotta get a ThinkPad.  The Windows 7 ThinkVantage software is a nice touch too.  Normally I wouldn't give 2 sh*ts for OEM software, but this stuff is lightweight but adds value.  I think I mentioned before, that I like how the battery meter tells you exactly how long it takes to fully charge the battery to 100% (but it only charges if it's below a certain threshold, AND it tells you EXACTLY how many discharge cycles the battery has gone through since new).  There is also a ThinkVantage update program that updates all the Lenovo software (including drivers) WITHOUT needing to go to a website and do manual downloads.  I like that.  Also, the recovery software is awesome.  When you want to do a system recovery, you can do it from a backup or even backup files on the spot.  The recovery environment EVEN INCLUDES A WEB BROWSER (but it doesn't work on wireless :(  ).  Anyway, it's a neat way to handle system recovery, and the additional tools are slick.  It still includes the standard Windows 7 recovery environment too.  It takes a lot to impress me with OEM software and so far nothing has wow'ed me enough to keep it, but I'm sold on Lenovo.

Oh, and that spill-resistant keyboard is certainly a bonus.  When she gets her Timmy's double-double (Do they have Tim Horton's where you are?  The do have them in the US) while you Doc's are all enjoying your $25 Starbucks mochachocalattefrappalappacappacinos, you'll know that she won't likely fry the thing if she has a accident.

I bet you get paid more than $75/hr.  To save that money, you should've told her "Ok, that'll cost you an extra $xxx for the hour and a half of consulting on doctor's wages".

;)

ROFL! I will pas it on. And you are 100% correct with all those assumptions.

PS. It snowed 24 inches on Sat/Sunday, and now we're getting 12 - 18 inches tonight and tomorrow. So much for global warming on the East Coast!

@Doc:

Lucky you!

We've barely had a foot all winter!  Last year was a record year, and this year was just lame.  I'm glad I didn't go to the Quebec Winter Carnival this year.  The canoe racers wouldn't have had any icebergs to walk on!

"One of the most interesting follow-ups comes from Groklaw, which dug up some e-mails placed into the public record a few years ago during an antitrust case against Microsoft.

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Almost immediately after Apple launched the iTunes Music Store in April 2003, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates sent an e-mail to a bunch of folks in the Windows Media and MSN groups praising Steve Jobs' ability to get "a better licensing deal than anybody else has gotten for music." He continued, "We need some plan to prove that even though Jobs has us a bit flat-footed again, we move quick, and both match and do stuff better."

Allchin added his opinion in a follow-up e-mail: "We were smoked." '

news.cnet.com/8301-13526_3-10450080-27.html

@Ocean:

You bore us.

@ Waethorn

Then go play with your Microsoft Windows 7 launch party pack items or your Home Server Valentine stickers.

@Log, you go play on your 27" iMa...

Oh, wait...

;)