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It's newsworthy because Apple have owned the education market for so long, since the days of the Apple II. Also, I don't think Apple are the Lamborghini of com
by wtbob 10y ago
It's newsworthy because Apple have owned the education market for so long, since the days of the Apple II.
Also, I don't think Apple are the Lamborghini of computers — more like the Cadillac: overpriced; ugly but no-one is willing to say it; favoured by the sort of people who think 'the Cadillac of X' still means anything.
- detaro 10y agoDid they have any meaningful education market share after the Apple II, but before the iPad? Before various "iPad in schools" projects I've never seen or heard about Apple in education...
- ghaff 10y agoApple had a big push with Macs early on. At least at the university level in the US.
- joezydeco 10y agoApple has had a long history of being involved in education, with actual support at the district level as well as hefty discounts for schools and college students as well. My university had an Apple section in the bookstore with an attractive pricing list (well, as attractive as a $2,400 Mac could be in the 1980s) The long-term view was that Apple equipment in schools translated to well trained customers when they hit the real world.