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Vox Pop: What's your "Mac Whine?"
Merlin Mann | Feb 28 2007
We've started a new feature over on MacBreak Weekly that I really hope becomes a regular thing: "_Mac Whines_!" Yeah, sure, I'm an unapologetic Apple fanboy (I, mean duh), but some stuff about my Mac experience makes me crazy. Have you got a beef with your Mac or OS X you want to shout from the shiny counter of the "Genius" Bar? Yeah, me too. I'll open with:
What's your Mac Whine? 191 Comments
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 This doesn't have anything to...Submitted by Kyle Johnson (not verified) on March 5, 2007 - 8:33am.
This doesn't have anything to do with software or functions, but rather Apple's really dumb sales policies with regards to higher education. This weekend I needed to buy a copy of OSX and needed it immediately. No problem. Check the Apple Store for Educators. $69. Cool. That's almost half off. So I go to the AppleStore here is Las Vegas (you know, the ones owned and operated by Apple, Inc.). I have my education ID with me and tell the sales person when she starts to ring it up. She says there is no discount for software. Hmmm. Talk to manager. Nope. No educational pricing on software, even Apple software. So what do I do. Pay full price for OSX ($129). Then I order a copy from the AppleStore at $69. When it comes it I will return that unopened copy to the AppleStore and get my $129 back. How stupid is that? I understand not offering discounts on other manufacturer's software, but this is Apple software sold by Apple, Inc. at an AppleStore. Even worse is that I can get the educational discount on hardware in the AppleStore. dumb, dumb, dumb. » POSTED IN:
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