I agree...I, for one, all the way back through grade school 15 long
years ago, never used anything other than an Apple or Macintosh. I
didn't even own my first Windows based system until my 2nd year of high
school. In college, of course, since most students have Windows
machines, I rarely see Macs. But SOMETHING had to make those Macs more
attractive to just about every "lower education" school I've been to.
Apple has always had superior hardware, IMO...it's just the operating
systems I've always had a problem with (I tweaked my old Performa 600CD
too much and it ended up spending more time on a technician's desk than
on MY desk...this was before I knew a lot about computers).
Michael Mays
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From: newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net
[mailto:newtontalk-bounce_at_newtontalk.net] On Behalf Of
tfbiii_at_nbscomputers.net
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 12:11 PM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMac, eMate, are we getting somewhere?
What about Volume Discounts? Don't you think if a School District buys
200 systems, that Apple will give them a break? Most purchasing is done
on a District level so that will usually include multiple physical
locations. I think this is a case of MSRP vs. real price.
Schools were buying Mac's instead of PC's when they were more than 2x
the price. This is much more for a much closer price. I think it will do
OK.
IMHO,
Fred
-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Searles [mailto:csearles_at_netcologne.de]=20
Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2002 4:42 AM
To: newtontalk_at_newtontalk.net
Subject: Re: [NTLK] eMac, eMate, are we getting somewhere?
> I don't care how nice looking, compact, capable, speedy or
>> teacher/student-friendly the eMac is. For $1200, only the wealthiest
>> school
>> districts will buy them.=20
Probably in the same school districts which also happen to have a
mall=20
with an Apple store nearby, i.e. to quote Apple lingo: "an upscale
mall=20
in an upscale area".
I would say that means this will lead to a two-class system in
American=20
education, i.e. those schools with snazzy Macs and those with boring=20
Dells. But come on. Hasn't this always been an inherent part of American
school system? Better funded and better equipped schools in the
richer=20
school districts, less well-equipped schools where the "po folk" live?
Chris Searles
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