Apple grants employees summer discounts

[dgstorm]

If there was a time when it pays to be an Apple employee it sure is now. Tim Cook has just decided that after all the profit the company has been making in the past year; employees do deserve a reward so he is granting them some pretty sweet discounts on Apple products.

So far, Apple workers enjoyed a decent 25% discount but this will change starting this June. This summer, employees will be able to buy Macs with $500 off and iPads with $250 off. So with this in mind, a new MacBook Air will cost $499, a MacBook Pro $699, an iMac $699 and a Mac Pro $1999. The iPad 2 will have a reduced price tag of only $249 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model.

The only product that doesn’t get the summer deal treatment is the Mac mini, because let’s face it, cutting down $500 of its price tag will reduce the device to just $99. And even Apple can’t handle giving away gadgets just like that.

This news comes after reports of last week when it was revealed that Apple Store employees will be getting some raises as well, at least for some of them. The people in question were notified of the happy event in a meeting earlier this week. The report mentioned that the raises could amount up to 25% of the employees’ full salary. Apple has been keeping an eye on employee satisfaction in the remuneration department and apparently Geniuses and Creatives are the most frustrated workers when it comes to the paycheck. So management decided to do something about it.

By Radu

Source: Apple offers product discounts for employees | ITProPortal.com

 

[Foozball]

"The only product that doesn’t get the summer deal treatment is the Mac mini, because let’s face it, cutting down $500 of its price tag will reduce the device to just $99. And even Apple can’t handle giving away gadgets just like that."

Yeah let's face it the upper management need their bonus!!!!

 

[TheHaloop]

What about for iPhones? They probably will have a discount for them too but i think most apple employes have iphones