Best place to buy soft wares?
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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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@LAH3385 said:
Second question: Why is CDW so expensive??
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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@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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@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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@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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I've been with Softmart for 2 years... overall, very happy.
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I can make an introduction directly to Shannon if you would like.
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They seem to be more expensive than provantge for hardware, list price anyway. About the same as SHI.
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@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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@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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Don't you typically have to be a reseller to get access to the distributors?
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@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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@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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@LAH3385 You can also look at Softchoice. That's where I get all my wares from shameless plug
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i use what is now PCM. Used to be global, then comp usa, then tiger direct, now PCM...
