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I'm not sure about Sony's Vaio line but a lot of computing/electronic manufacturers will build specific models for various chain stores, not sure why they do this but I guess it's to head off comparison shopping by consumers.

Apple, of course, refuses to play by the rules of its retailing partners.

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It's easy to offer a 110% guaranteed price match guarantee when you know most of your products can only be purchased at your store (never mind that the same model but for a different screw type can be purchased down the street for $100 less, it's got a different SKU).

I hate retail games like this.

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