Japanese Web site mistakenly offers Apple's computers for 25 bucks - GoFuckYourself.com

Rictor · 04-26-2004, 12:57 AM

Can You Get an eMac for $25?

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115822,00.asp

Japanese Web site mistakenly offers Apple's computers at a steep discount.

Martyn Williams, IDG News Service
Friday, April 23, 2004
A Japanese company says it was deluged with thousands of orders for multiple Apple Computer eMac PCs this week after a glitch caused the computers to be listed on an online shopping site for the knock-down price of $25.

Catena says it received orders from around 20,000 people for a total of 100 million of the computers, but in a message on its Web site says it won't be able to fulfill the orders.

The company says a code number assigned to a set of five 8X DVD-R discs, which were the products it was intending to sell, was sent to Yahoo Japan on Wednesday afternoon. However, a product information database matched that code with details for the eMac computer and with the price for the DVD discs.

Steep Savings
The result was a listing for the computer, part number M9461J/A, at a price of just over $25--rather than the usual price of over $890.

Yahoo Japan was notified of the problem at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning however the product did not disappear from the Web site until 11 a.m., says Catena.

Both companies have posted notices on their Web sites apologizing for the error.

That Catena says it won't fulfill the orders isn't a surprise. But had it done so it would have catapulted Apple Computer's market share in Japan to around 90 percent for the year.

In October last year IDC estimated around 14.1 million PCs would be sold in Japan during 2004.

KCat · 04-26-2004, 01:10 AM

Damn! Does that mean my eMac isn't in the mail?

Shoehorn! · 04-26-2004, 01:36 AM

That sucks. For both them and the people who thought they were getting a sweet deal.

jojojo · 04-26-2004, 01:39 AM

they must have shit themselves whoever was checking their stats that day at first lol

zzgundamnzz · 04-26-2004, 01:44 AM

The dealers must of ordered 100 units each. I bet they fired a bunch of people that day.

Slip · 04-26-2004, 01:45 AM

"That Catena says it won't fulfill the orders isn't a surprise. But had it done so it would have catapulted Apple Computer's market share in Japan to around 90 percent for the year."

They would've lost about 80 billion as well.

nofx · 04-26-2004, 01:50 AM

haha i bet those few lucky people will be getting a nice $25 eMac

Goose · 04-26-2004, 01:53 AM

wow...almost the deal of your life ;)

sexsup · 04-26-2004, 01:57 AM

Quote:

But had it done so it would have catapulted Apple Computer's market share in Japan to around 90 percent for the year.

Yes very realistic

04-26-2004, 12:57 AM	#1
Rictor Old Timer Industry Role: Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Indianapolis Posts: 12,208	Japanese Web site mistakenly offers Apple's computers for 25 bucks Can You Get an eMac for $25? http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,115822,00.asp Japanese Web site mistakenly offers Apple's computers at a steep discount. Martyn Williams, IDG News Service Friday, April 23, 2004 A Japanese company says it was deluged with thousands of orders for multiple Apple Computer eMac PCs this week after a glitch caused the computers to be listed on an online shopping site for the knock-down price of $25. Catena says it received orders from around 20,000 people for a total of 100 million of the computers, but in a message on its Web site says it won't be able to fulfill the orders. The company says a code number assigned to a set of five 8X DVD-R discs, which were the products it was intending to sell, was sent to Yahoo Japan on Wednesday afternoon. However, a product information database matched that code with details for the eMac computer and with the price for the DVD discs. Steep Savings The result was a listing for the computer, part number M9461J/A, at a price of just over $25--rather than the usual price of over $890. Yahoo Japan was notified of the problem at 9:15 a.m. on Thursday morning however the product did not disappear from the Web site until 11 a.m., says Catena. Both companies have posted notices on their Web sites apologizing for the error. That Catena says it won't fulfill the orders isn't a surprise. But had it done so it would have catapulted Apple Computer's market share in Japan to around 90 percent for the year. In October last year IDC estimated around 14.1 million PCs would be sold in Japan during 2004.

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Slip Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7	"That Catena says it won't fulfill the orders isn't a surprise. But had it done so it would have catapulted Apple Computer's market share in Japan to around 90 percent for the year." They would've lost about 80 billion as well.

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