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Giving employees a choice between Macs or PCs also fosters a different model for IT delivery at IBM, Previn said. The Mac@IBM program is separate from the partnership that Apple and IBM struck in. Lenovo Employee Purchase Program & Lenovo Discount Store. Open to Lenovo, Motorola and IBM Employees, Family, and Friends. Yes, check in Connections, look for 'Can IBMers get discounts on Apple products?' Check if your country is in the list and what options are offered (Apple Store, phone order, IBM Reward Gateway, IBM Discount Portal.). There are discounts from 4% to 17% depending on what you buy. There are special EPP IBM 'your country' stores that manage this. Get Deal The Employee Purchase Program ('Program') is a benefit provided by Apple Inc. (“Apple”) to current employees, contractors, members and family members of participating companies, and other organizations (“Employer”). The program is intended for personal use. Get an Apple TV for $84.55. This particular store appears to be part of the IBM Employee Purchase Program - but there's no evidence you need to be an IBM employee. I had no problem adding the. Apple Starts Their Employee Discount Program iPhone in FREE Get Deal In January of this year, while faced with work force troubles overseas, Tim Cook mentioned that Apple would be starting a employee discount program. This program would make it much easier for Apple employees to purchase the products that they develop, build, and sell every day.
Today is all about rare discounts on premium items.
First up: the Apple TV. The fourth-gen model starts at $149, and pretty much always starts at $149.
But eagle-eyed reader Barron spotted this: For a limited time, and while supplies last, IBM (IBM?!) has the certified preowned Apple TV (32GB) MGY52LLA for $104.55 -- and when you add it to your cart, the price drops to $84.55.
What the heck is IBM doing selling the Apple TV? This particular store appears to be part of the IBM Employee Purchase Program -- but there's no evidence you need to be an IBM employee. I had no problem adding the Apple TV to my cart and getting most of the way through the checkout process.
The aforementioned reader, meanwhile, reported that he successfully placed an order. Your mileage may vary, of course -- this is one of those deals that maybe wasn't intended to be made public, so there's always the chance orders might get cancelled.
Incidentally, while poking around, I also found an iPad Pro 9.7 (32GB) for $399.15 -- again after an in-cart discount -- and it's new, not refurbished. I probably would have led with that deal, but even at $400, the iPad feels way overpriced compared with the $150 Amazon Fire HD 10.
Similarly, even at $84, the Apple TV might seem a little hard to justify. It's not the newer 4K model, and there are various Amazon Fire TV and Roku sticks/boxes offering comparable features for less. Indeed, the current-gen Fire TV box supports 4K and HDR and includes an HDMI output -- all for $70. (With the Apple TV, it's BYO HDMI cable.) Similarly, the $70 Roku Streaming Stick Plus plugs right into an HDMI port and also provides 4K/HDR support.
But I suspect that anyone who wants an Apple TV, well, wants an Apple TV. And this is your chance to get one at a substantial discount. (Oh! And for what it's worth, if you buy at least two items from this IBM shop, you get an additional 5 percent off!)
Your thoughts?
Bonus deal: If you like the idea of Sonos gear but not the premium pricing, here's some good news: Spring has the Sonos Play:1 speaker for $119.20 when you apply promo code JUSTINCASE20 at checkout. Price just about everywhere else: $149. (Alas, you may be on the hook for sales tax as well, though that's true with most places you'd normally buy a Sonos.)
(Update: As many readers reported, this code does not appear to be working. I did test it before writing about the deal, and the discount definitely was applied -- though I didn't go all the way through the checkout process. Now there's no longer a discount in my cart. Not sure what happened, here, but I apologize for the sudden change.)
An oldie but goodie, the Sonos Play:1 is 'a stylish and exceptionally well-made wireless speaker, especially for the price,' according to CNET's review. (And that price was $199 back when the product debuted.)
It's the original multiroom speaker system, but once upon a time it would have cost you a small fortune to outfit just a few rooms.
I definitely recommend reading CNET's full review if you want to learn more. Just take note that this is not to be confused with the newer, Alexa-capable Sonos One.
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Hey everyone,
I am a 31 yr old software engineer with IBM. I have the option to invest up to 10% of my salary in IBM stock, purchased at a 5% discount with the Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Alternatively, I could just move that money from my personal bank account into something like the Robinhood mobile app and invest in Blue-Chip stocks(Apple, Google, Citi, etc..).
I dont have the upfront minimum balance to go the more traditional fund route so I'm looking at the lower barrier of entry methods. I have a wife and kids, and the normal debt that goes along with that, 2 cars, rent, etc..
Apple Ibm Employee Purchase Program
The overall goal is to save money in the long term and not become rich off the stock market. I dont have the delusions of grander, I just want something saved so down the road I have the rainy day fund and/or retirement.
Apple Ibm Employee Purchase Program Epp
I would only be investing about 5% of my pay instead of the whole 10% because that is just what we have budgeted. I would just be curious on everyones take; IBM Employee Stock Program, or another avenue of approach?
Thanks!
Edit to answer a couple things:
you cannot sell immediately. The plan periods are 6 months, Jan 1 - Jun 30 and July 1-Dec31. All shares bought in that period can be sold as soon as that period closes.
no look back
the stock is purchased with each pay period. 1st and 15th of the month. If you can afford a full share with your contribution, you purchase a partial share.
I do not know what the sale commission is. I would have to go looking through all the documentation more.
Hacking progress on the Xbox One is fairly slow, so any news that some groups are working around the encryption is interesting to take. Xbox One Savegame modding tool: Vantage. Today, a tool named Vantage was released. The utility allegedly lets players modify their Xbox One savegames to cheat in single player games. Jun 12, 2017 The first Xbox One game save modding tool is finally out. After months of research and development we're glad to give you the first taste of what it's like to mod games on your Xbox One. 2.1.3 - February 09 2017 Allows editors to use node's. May 10, 2019 XPGameSaves is the largest gaming and mod community for console gaming mods and PC. An unrivaled place for game reviews, RGH and Jtag content. Xbox one game save editor. Jun 14, 2017 Vantage, that’s the name of the first savegame editor for the XBOX One. The PS4 already had a few Savegame editors so far and also on the latest Firmware but the Xbox One was always left out of such fun. Sure this Save Editor only supports one game so far but everything starts tiny.