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so apple released a gorgeous new imac today, 20″ and 24″ models, super thin, stylish aluminum and glass case, impressive specs, super-thin keyboard, and at the same price as before.

bravo.

they also unveiled ilife ‘08 and iwork ‘08, both of which suites i purchased in their previous incarnation (ilife ‘06 and iwork ‘06) and was prepared to do again today, until i noticed that apple increased their educational pricing from the previous $49 rate (which was available the day both suites were released in january 2006) which was a $30 discount from the retail cost of $79 to an insulting $71, only an $8 discount from retail. In addition, they completely eliminated the educational pricing from all ipods last year, and today they eliminated the educational pricing on apple keyboards and mice.

you’re really a “class act” aren’t you apple?

apple, you really don’t like students anymore do you?

as soon as it became “cool to use a mac” on college campuses, you decided it was “cool to fuck your educational customers as hard as possible.”

and steve jobs, you say that bill gates and microsoft have no class? look in the mirror, that’s somebody without class.

thanks apple…

i almost wish microsoft would get their act together, then i’d be tempted to switch back to windows, at least their discounts for students, educators and non-profit organizations are still respectable.