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These aren't good comparisons. Dev studios work out promotional deals for this tech. This tech isn't just free, they're being paid to put them in games. We saw
by drzaiusapelord 11y ago
These aren't good comparisons. Dev studios work out promotional deals for this tech. This tech isn't just free, they're being paid to put them in games. We saw them do this with Physx and probably with these other technologies.
Students don't walk into university libraries and get a $200 check from Apple to use OSX.
- digi_owl 11y agoApple probably would if they could get away with it.
- tormeh 11y ago"If you're a thin, attractive student at an Ivy league university, you get a free Apple suite of hardware, continually renewed until you've finished your studies!" I don't know why they haven't already done it.
- drzaiusapelord 11y agoWhy do it when the thin, attractive students are already buying the Apple products?
- benzoate 11y agoThey do get discounts on Apple hardware from Apple of around 10% though (we did at my university at least).
- pauloday 11y agoWhen I bought my Macbook for college, Apple gave me a $100 gift card for the app store because I was a student[1]. [1]: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/01/apples-back-to-school-promotion-goes-live-with-100-gift-cards-for-mac-50-for-iphone-and-ipad http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/01/apples-back-to-sch...
- yoklov 11y agoIf Apple gave you the laptop for free and paid you that money, it would be comparable.