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*old recycled joke* 10 out of 7 people have problems with math. Dec 15 05 11:30 am Link JBPhoto wrote: Don't hurt yourself patting yourself on the back...... Dec 15 05 11:30 am Link BasementStudios wrote: I was DYING to see who would reply to that first. Dec 15 05 10:21 pm Link TySimone wrote: area291 wrote: Ty Simone responding to Area291 re: Bill Gates starting educational pricing wrote: In your own words, Right and Wrong. Dec 15 05 10:30 pm Link Star wrote: Then that someone with the five bucks should have held onto it a little tighter. I'm not in the habit of losing money on the street. Star wrote: That depends. Different employers have different attitudes. What if the person is using their lunch break to look at MM? Star wrote: You're $300 in the hole every month and you are feeding models? Why? Star wrote: You can call it "borrowing" if you want to. I say the problem lies in your priorities, not in how much CS2 costs. Do I really care? No. But it just baffles me that people admit that stealing is wrong, but still find ways to justify their actions. Dec 15 05 10:45 pm Link Kevin Connery wrote: TySimone wrote: area291 wrote: In your own words, Right and Wrong. Thanks Kevin. Dec 16 05 12:14 pm Link Question: When schools began putting computers in the classroom, what was the predominate hardware and software platform being used? Answer: Apple The debate over who started the discounting is moot, they probably came about at the same time. However, Apple was more wide sweeping as their solution(s) covered consistency in hardware and software development for education and was far easier to use and teach through the GUI (not DOS commands). That Apple invented GUI used in education was the very reason Microsoft built and released Windows as graduating students looking at business applications demanded software applications beyond DOS. With the open nature of Windows running on all machines built to PC specs by a number of manufacturers beyond just being locked in to one (Apple) and the advance of 10BaseT networks, Windows narrowed the playing field for classroom labs and opened greater discounting for education. Previous to Windows, there simply wasn't much to discount from a DOS perspective or consistent hardware platform. Dec 16 05 12:53 pm Link Logan Seh wrote: God you are so full of shit! Dec 17 05 08:23 am Link |