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5. Why does buying in bulk cost more?

Tue Oct 22, 2013, 10:03 AM

Oct 2013

You can get a new iPad 4 for $450 to $500 at your local retailer. Heck, you can buy a Google Nexus 10 tablet for $100 less than that.

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School iPads to cost nearly $100 more each, revised budget shows [View all] kiva Oct 2013 OP

Apple has been gouging schools since the early 80's. tridim Oct 2013 #1

The Schools Can't RobinA Oct 2013 #23

I can see the benefits of students having a tablet... penultimate Oct 2013 #27

Why not just buy the linux-equivalent to the ipad for probably half the price? Crowman1979 Oct 2013 #2

Why not "old fashion" laptops???? happyslug Oct 2013 #8

You don't need a modem to access the internet. ET Awful Oct 2013 #9

Books had no "Network" connectivity, but were effective for centuries happyslug Oct 2013 #12

If you were teaching children to function 20 years ago, you'd have a point. ET Awful Oct 2013 #14

Phooey RobinA Oct 2013 #29

Quick - tell me if your HR department would hire someone who didn't know how to use a computer ET Awful Oct 2013 #30

No one is claiming NOT to use computers, but we are discussing connection from and to the computer happyslug Oct 2013 #35

So your argument boils down to ET Awful Oct 2013 #43

The good old days, where the Bible and the Sears catalog vinny9698 Oct 2013 #34

You lost me..... happyslug Oct 2013 #37

Yeah, and nobody need cars or trucks either, they had horsedrawn carriages for centuries ET Awful Oct 2013 #44

I agree, why Apple? They suck. Someone is getting a kickback. nt docgee Oct 2013 #15

Apple has been dominant in schools for decades. onehandle Oct 2013 #22

I don't think so, very limited in my schools and most students wouldn't use them later in life, docgee Oct 2013 #25

heh... wait. But what else should a phone be used for? penultimate Oct 2013 #28

LOL, I guess that's true, but I have the hardest time with docgee Oct 2013 #32

I have similar feelings about iPhones based on my personal usage of them penultimate Oct 2013 #33

Coke/Pepsi products have been dominant in schools for decades Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #26

Apple used to give mad discounts to schools... bobclark86 Oct 2013 #31

An absolute boondoggle. enlightenment Oct 2013 #3

We have an iPad 4 at home NewJeffCT Oct 2013 #6

$400 million could hire more/better teachers. tinrobot Oct 2013 #4

We did that once. Igel Oct 2013 #39

You missed the part where I said "better" tinrobot Oct 2013 #45

Why does buying in bulk cost more? NewJeffCT Oct 2013 #5

Apple products delivered to schools, always include the highest level of service and many extras. onehandle Oct 2013 #7

i"includes curriculum from Pearson Education Inc. that is still being developed"???? happyslug Oct 2013 #10

well there you go - it's Apple + the Pearson Education = boondoggle Locrian Oct 2013 #20

Who said anything about "cheap off brands"? enlightenment Oct 2013 #11

Sorry, you misunderstand the point... brooklynite Oct 2013 #13

Thanks, that helps. onehandle Oct 2013 #17

As the one who started the thread let me say kiva Oct 2013 #41

Perhaps so...but the rest of the thread is the Apple bashing we've come to know and love... brooklynite Oct 2013 #42

I don't see that represented in a $100 markup per student Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #16

Apple does have buyback deals. Especially for iPads, which retain the highest value in tech... onehandle Oct 2013 #21

Forgive me if you're already answered this Blue_Tires Oct 2013 #24

Pearson runs on Flash already. n/t Gore1FL Oct 2013 #19

Weirdest part... Gore1FL Oct 2013 #18

can they share the cost with another school district to lower the price ? JI7 Oct 2013 #36

It's the other costs that run up ThoughtCriminal Oct 2013 #38

It takes a lot of thought to go one-to-one. Igel Oct 2013 #40

Apple is just continuing the corporate money scam on our schools... blackspade Oct 2013 #46