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To: astyanax
Colleges are handing out iphones and ipods to students.
Good (long-term) marketing strategy.

It has nothing to do with marketing strategy by Apple.

It has to do with the Colleges electing to provide lectures and class notes in Podcasts and making sure that their students have the equipment to access those Podcasts and class notes. The Colleges are purchasing the iPhones and iPod Touches from Apple. Apple is not providing them for free.

172 posted on 08/21/2008 7:45:58 PM PDT by Swordmaker (Remember, the proper pronunciation of IE is "AAAAIIIIIEEEEEEE!)
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To: Swordmaker

So by ‘podcast’ you’re referring to an .mp3 file, correct?
Hardly necessary to have an ipod for that.


174 posted on 08/21/2008 7:55:12 PM PDT by astyanax (Support your local veterans. Napalm a hippie.)
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To: Swordmaker
The Colleges are purchasing the iPhones and iPod Touches from Apple. Apple is not providing them for free.
Right. And I'm sure there's no kickback or discount going on there.
They're just pushing Apple because of its superiority...
kind of like they push Marxism.
176 posted on 08/21/2008 8:02:56 PM PDT by astyanax (Support your local veterans. Napalm a hippie.)
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