Apple does the right thing with DTKs

Amidst all the hoopla over the new Intel-based Macs, I’ve seen little coverage of this item: Developers who spent $999 to “rent” a Developer Transition Kit (a G5 case with a Pentium 4 inside) will have the opportunity to exchange it for a 17-inch iMac with the Intel Core Duo inside. For free. And yes, they get to keep the iMac.

I had privately conjectured that Apple might encourage developers to return their DTKs on time by offering a small incentive (like a $500 credit towards a new Intel Mac), but this is even better.

2 Responses to “Apple does the right thing with DTKs”

  1. Stefan Keydel says:

    I’m not actually commenting on this story, but rather, I’m curious if you’re the same Russell Finn who attended Severn School…

  2. rsfinn says:

    Yes, that’s me. Congratulations on being the first person to add a comment to the weblog. How’d you find it — just randomly googling names out of the Navigator? :-)

    Drop me an email if you like — you can deduce my address from the blog’s URL, or else use “rsfinn” at the same domain you used.

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