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[Pan_da]

Всем привет! скажите пожалуйста, какая разница между client и consumer? если это касается покупки продукции.
например:
Complaint from consumer (not from client)
спасибо заранее)

[x-z]

Customer = someone to whom you are selling a product or service

Consumer = someone who buys and uses the products and services you provide, although non necessarily a customer (i.e. they maybe buy them from someone else). "Consumers" often just refers to the general public...

Client = similar to a customer, although whilst customers are paying for a service, a client can also be someone receiving a free service (e.g. from a Doctor, or legal aid).

In certain fields of work, the term "client" is used, rather than "customer", even where payment is involved. This is notably the case in the 'intellectual professions', e.g. a lawyer, or an accountant.

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/english/marketing/91268-what_is_the_difference_between_customerconsumerclient.html

[Pan_da]

thanx a lot!

[naturalblue]

Например, разработчик разрабатывает компьютерную игру и продает ее клиенту (провайдеру). Client (customer) уже поставляет игру consumer-ам, т.е. непосредственно геймерам