Stardate 20010711.1248 (On Screen): Apple has finally given up on the ill-fated Cube, and having announced the termination of the product line a week ago, bargain hunters are snapping up the remaining units (at cut-rate prices.) One customer is quoted as saying, "I'm hoping that enough potential Cube purchasers like me will emerge from the woodwork to convince Apple to reconsider and resume producing Cubes."
I don't think so. These are not the customers Apple wants. Customers that wait until a product is terminated and then snap them up at cut-rate prices are not customers which will keep any company in business. They reduce losses but they do not result in a profit. The customers a company wants are the ones who buy at full price when the product is new, and continue to buy at a steady rate without price cuts. Bottom feeders are not an asset. (discuss)
