junk wrote the following post on 10/14/2004 6:41:00 AM
Discounts come in two forms -
Microsoft promotional discounts
Microsoft currently has several "starter bundles" which have discounts - it depends on what modules you are looking to buy..... Also, Microsoft is more willing to discount at certain times of the year...
Partner Margin Discounts
These are the discounts that the VAR is willing to give off of there margin - The more MBS products that the VAR sells, the larger the VAR wil be able to discount the software.
With that being said, 5-10% discount should not be difficult to get - I have given client discounts larger than that, especially when another var or a competing product is involved.
If you want to send me your proposal or list of modules and users to junk@lpgforms.com. I could take a look at it and see what amount of discount I could offer you.
Brian