#10377 - 08/10/07 01:42 AM
Alumni Products
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Desperado
Registered: 06/10/02
Posts: 524
Loc: Simi Valley, CA, USA
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In one of your last emails you stated than your 1070 had joined the illustrious company of alumni products. As a long time Outlaw and owner of a 950 I have always resented being part of the discontinued gang. I think it would be more appropriate to be considered an "Alumni". Great idea, disseminate.
Gene
"Thus, the Model 1070 joins our list of "alumni" products."
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#10379 - 08/10/07 11:23 AM
Re: Alumni Products
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Gunslinger
Registered: 07/23/06
Posts: 274
Loc: Washington, DC
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I am a long time CARVER owner (20+ years) and something that started at CARVER that has been perpetuated by Sunfire is to call those "Hall of Fame products". I think other companies (Polk Audio comes to mind) call them "Vintage", etc.
I have seen the term "alumni" at other places (can't remember where) but, IMHO, I believe it hasn't caught on because the marketing folks might wonder if they are making the company's current line of products seem like they have not graduated yet or, worse yet, give their new products the status of "freshmen".
Young people who look at some of my old gear call it "old school" - I take that as a compliment.
I am OK with any positive label. I just don't like "retired", "discontinued", "not supported", etc.
"Alumni" sounds good to me. As long as we agree that my 990 is working on its post-graduate.
Heeeey... I just thought of something... what if when a product joins the rank of the alumni it gets a "degree" based on popularity, customers' comments, etc.?
And another one! (feeling creative this morning). Since "alumni" doesn't really sound like an "Outlaw", how about "fugitives of justice"? Ha!
I think we would have to deal with marketing again... Alumni is cool.
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#10380 - 08/10/07 02:17 PM
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Gunslinger
Registered: 02/04/02
Posts: 274
Loc: Cleveland, Ohio
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Seeing how these products are "Outlaws", perhaps the discontinued ones could be called "Legends".
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#10381 - 09/23/07 02:27 PM
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 07/05/06
Posts: 9
Loc: Plano, Texas
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I like "Legends".
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#84287 - 07/12/10 10:47 PM
Re: Alumni Products
[Re: garcianc2003]
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 07/12/10
Posts: 1
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I am a long time CARVER owner (20+ years) and something that started at CARVER that has been perpetuated by Sunfire is to call those "Hall of Fame products". I think other companies (Polk Audio comes to mind) call them "Vintage", etc.
I have seen the term "alumni" at other places (can't remember where) but, IMHO, I believe it hasn't caught on because the marketing folks might wonder if they are making the company's current line of products seem like they have not graduated yet or, worse yet, give their new products the status of "freshmen".
Young people who look at some of my old gear call it "old school" - I take that as a compliment.
I am OK with any positive label. I just don't like "retired", "discontinued", "not supported", etc.
"Alumni" sounds good to me. As long as we agree that my 990 is working on its post-graduate.
Heeeey... I just thought of something... what if when a product joins the rank of the alumni it gets a "degree" based on popularity, customers' comments, etc.?
And another one! (feeling creative this morning). Since "alumni" doesn't really sound like an "Outlaw", how about "fugitives of justice"? Ha!
I think we would have to deal with marketing again... Alumni is cool. Thanks you for the post.
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#84289 - 07/13/10 07:58 AM
Re: Alumni Products
[Re: Helen K]
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Desperado
Registered: 04/08/08
Posts: 2676
Loc: Columbus,North Carolina
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Perhaps we should call them "Dead and Alive"
Edited by XenonMan (07/13/10 10:32 AM)
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#84291 - 07/13/10 10:42 AM
Re: Alumni Products
[Re: XenonMan]
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Gunslinger
Registered: 10/07/09
Posts: 236
Loc: Denver, CO
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#84299 - 07/13/10 02:19 PM
Re: Alumni Products
[Re: Jimna]
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Deputy Gunslinger
Registered: 09/03/07
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#84301 - 07/13/10 06:19 PM
Re: Alumni Products
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Desperado
Registered: 09/04/06
Posts: 406
Loc: Brooklyn, NY
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I think "Legends" is pretty cool, though it may also be a little too vague to put a fine point on "discontinued". Under the circumstances, I don't mind "retired" so much; "Legends…in retirement"?
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