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      LAH3385 last edited by

      Beside CDW, PCMall, SHI, Dell, HP, etc... where do you buy your soft wares for business?
      I am looking into MalwareBytes for business right now and CDW quoted me a price which somewhere inside me telling me there is a cheaper pricing available somewhere else.
      Volume licencing.<<

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        LAH3385 last edited by LAH3385

        Second question: Why is CDW so expensive??Que.gif Que.gif Que.gif

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        • travisdh1
          travisdh1 @LAH3385 last edited by

          @LAH3385 said:

          Second question: Why is CDW so expensive??Que.gif Que.gif Que.gif

          Either so they can give big discounts on everything, or because people were indoctrinated to only buy from CDW by one of their brainwashing (sales) people.

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            Jason Banned last edited by

            Software pricing isn't set by the Vendor it's set buy your agreement with Microsoft, and the other companies. If you have an agreement with them that's the pricing you get.

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            • Dashrender
              Dashrender @LAH3385 last edited by

              @LAH3385 said:

              Second question: Why is CDW so expensive??Que.gif Que.gif Que.gif

              So expensive? They might be a little more than the competition, but generally not more than 10% and even so - why does it matter? are you forced to buy from them for some reason?

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              • scottalanmiller
                scottalanmiller @LAH3385 last edited by

                @LAH3385 said:

                Beside CDW, PCMall, SHI, Dell, HP, etc... where do you buy your soft wares for business?
                I am looking into MalwareBytes for business right now and CDW quoted me a price which somewhere inside me telling me there is a cheaper pricing available somewhere else.
                Volume licencing.<<

                We at @ntg use Softmart. They've been great for us.

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                • JaredBusch
                  JaredBusch @scottalanmiller last edited by

                  @scottalanmiller said:

                  @LAH3385 said:

                  Beside CDW, PCMall, SHI, Dell, HP, etc... where do you buy your soft wares for business?
                  I am looking into MalwareBytes for business right now and CDW quoted me a price which somewhere inside me telling me there is a cheaper pricing available somewhere else.
                  Volume licencing.<<

                  We at @ntg use Softmart. They've been great for us.

                  I've been looking at setting up accounts at Softmart.

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                  • scottalanmiller
                    scottalanmiller @JaredBusch last edited by

                    @JaredBusch said:

                    @scottalanmiller said:

                    @LAH3385 said:

                    Beside CDW, PCMall, SHI, Dell, HP, etc... where do you buy your soft wares for business?
                    I am looking into MalwareBytes for business right now and CDW quoted me a price which somewhere inside me telling me there is a cheaper pricing available somewhere else.
                    Volume licencing.<<

                    We at @ntg use Softmart. They've been great for us.

                    I've been looking at setting up accounts at Softmart.

                    Use Shannon, tell her we sent you :)

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                    • Dashrender
                      Dashrender last edited by

                      I've been with Softmart for 2 years... overall, very happy.

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                      • Minion Queen
                        Minion Queen last edited by

                        I can make an introduction directly to Shannon if you would like.

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                          Jason Banned last edited by

                          They seem to be more expensive than provantge for hardware, list price anyway. About the same as SHI.

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                            scottalanmiller @Jason last edited by

                            @Jason said:

                            They seem to be more expensive than provantge for hardware, list price anyway. About the same as SHI.

                            They are not similar things. Softmart is a VAR, like CDW. They get from distributors like Provantage, IM, Tech Data. Distributors are always the lowest cost because they are the wholesalers.

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                            • Minion Queen
                              Minion Queen @Jason last edited by

                              @Jason said:

                              They seem to be more expensive than provantge for hardware, list price anyway. About the same as SHI.

                              Prices on their website aren't what we get at all.

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                              • Dashrender
                                Dashrender last edited by

                                Don't you typically have to be a reseller to get access to the distributors?

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                                • JaredBusch
                                  JaredBusch @Dashrender last edited by

                                  @Dashrender said:

                                  Don't you typically have to be a reseller to get access to the distributors?

                                  You buy in volume and you can buy from distribution in most cases.

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                                  • scottalanmiller
                                    scottalanmiller @Dashrender last edited by

                                    @Dashrender said:

                                    Don't you typically have to be a reseller to get access to the distributors?

                                    "Typically" yes, but definitely not exclusively.

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                                    • antonit
                                      antonit @LAH3385 last edited by

                                      @LAH3385 You can also look at Softchoice. That's where I get all my wares from shameless plug

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                                      • KyleCaminita
                                        KyleCaminita last edited by

                                        i use what is now PCM. Used to be global, then comp usa, then tiger direct, now PCM...

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