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In article <737@cps3xx.UUCP> usenet@cps3xx.UUCP (Usenet file owner) writes:
>  To the best of my knowledge, Apple doesn't force schools to sell the
>computers at a price above what the schools pay for them.  Some
>schools are going to charge quite a bit above the cost, to help them
>meet administrative costs.  Other schools (more often the small ones)
>will charge the student only what Apple charges them, and just provide
>this as a service to the students.

It should also be noted that there are different 'levels' of University
Consortium membership, which affect the price of the Macs sold to the
university and are determined by various factors including research using
Macs, prestige (naw, I didn't say that), ...

Example: when UC San Diego was charging $1660 for a Mac Plus, the same deal
could be had at CalTech/Stanford/... for a little less than $1400.

Thus, it's not only dependent upon the university's selling policy...although
that plays a large role.  Some universities also have two-tiered pricing for
faculty/staff versus students (faculty get a better price at UC Davis).

-cbb
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Chris Borton	borton%uva@mcvax.{nl,bitnet,uucp} 
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