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I don't know what it was like in America, but as a kid in New Zealand during the 80's/90's Apple was synonymous with desktop computers in an education setting.
by knz 10y ago
I don't know what it was like in America, but as a kid in New Zealand during the 80's/90's Apple was synonymous with desktop computers in an education setting. My understanding is that Apple deliberately targeted the education sector. Aren't Google just doing the same thing? My wife is a teacher in the US and has only ever been issued macbooks so I assume Apple is still a big player in education, but it's a lot cheaper to hand out 20 chromebooks to a classroom than it is to do the same with Apple products.
- jrnichols 10y ago> but it's a lot cheaper to hand out 20 chromebooks to a classroom than it is to do the same with Apple products. initially it might be. But return on investment studies still wind up favoring the Apple stuff in the long run. Google is doing the same thing, yes, but it's different now. They're targeting education and selling themselves as a complete all you need package. desktop OS, hosting all the email, all the files, all the software, everything.