Re:They've already done it on laptops (Score 1)

Actually thats a whole lot longer story than just "Its Gateways doing..." ... but its not relevent. You're right in that Gateway didn't offer any of their own mail in rebates on the product, but when retailers picked them up there was nothing in that agreement about not offering their own rebates. This rebate elimination has been in the works for a lot longer than anyone talks about; new product lines like Insignia and Init don't do mail in rebates on their products either.