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Amazon Quietly Yanks Discount for Mac OS X 10.2

Posted by pudge on from the easy-come-easy-go dept.

WCityMike writes "Amazon has quietly revoked the $50 rebate for Mac OS X 10.2 it was supposedly offering through September 3. The rebate form was updated to reflect this a few hours later. While theories as to why abound (including supposed involvement from Apple), some have reasonably pointed out that Amazon may not have expected as voluminous a response as they got, making the rebate a potentially major cash loss had it continued at that volume. People who already placed their orders should probably contact Amazon, while the rest of us can simply continue hoping Apple will offer its own 'rebate'." I think maybe it was a mistake; the rebate form I saw originally never had Mac OS X 10.2 on it.

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  1. the rebate was there by kelly_hirano · · Score: 5, Informative
    the rebate was there, but according to macminute :

    "Customer response exceeded our wildest expectations so we're not continuing the rebate at this time," Ling Hong, an Amazon.com spokesperson told MacMinute. "But obviously all the pre-orders that we received during the time that the rebate offer was posted on our site will be honored." Hong said all orders placed up until 19:00 PT yesterday will be eligible.

  2. Re:gold box anyone? by crow · · Score: 2, Informative

    Mine randomly goes away at times and then comes back. No big deal. Sometimes they don't have extra-special offers for you. Half the time when they do, at least one is sold out by the time you get to it. I doubt they discontinued the program--it's a great way to unload the last few units of discontinued items.

  3. www.aquafiles.com has the same $50 rebate! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    check it out.....maybe other sites have this as well?

  4. Re:Fucking Steve Jobs by Triv · · Score: 3, Informative

    The aquafiles rebate is for Amazon. Nice try tho. :)

    Triv

  5. For only $70 more.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Informative

    Sign up for the Apple Developer Connection mailing. You'll get OS 10.2 plus a year's worth of developer tools, SDKs, and updates.

  6. I wonder what happens if you order from this link? by dpbsmith · · Score: 5, Informative

    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/stores/detail /-/software/B00006F7S2/rebates/02/002-1732681-4549 637

    As of five minutes ago...

    This link DOES show a rebate coupon, the coupon DOES list "Mac OS X 10.2: Jaguar," and the coupon DOES say it is good for purchases made between 7/29/02 and 09/03/02.

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