30, 000 iBooks for Maine DOE!

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calercaler
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in Current Mac Hardware edited January 2014
Sorry if this is the wrong forum...



While this isn't entirely a done deal, being that it's my home turf I'm very pleased.



Kind of think this is the logical (and legal) counterpoint to the proposed Microsoft state settlement... Apple did it the right way and won out on the value of their bid, but then we don't have any Microsoft/Dell subsidiaries in the state (yet).



<a href="http://www.state.me.us/mlte/MLTEcontractawardPR.html"; target="_blank">http://www.state.me.us/mlte/MLTEcontractawardPR.html</a>;

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  • Reply 1 of 11
    cdhostagecdhostage Posts: 1,038member
    I can't wait until the deal ends and the market will be awash in cheap iBooks. Yummy
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  • Reply 2 of 11
    enderender Posts: 353member
    I imagine that with an investment of that magnitude, those schools will be using the iBooks far longer than any of us would wait to get one. By the time they are done with the iBooks, none of us would likely even consider getting one except as an e-mail checking type machine.



    -Ender
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  • Reply 3 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Ender:

    <strong>I imagine that with an investment of that magnitude, those schools will be using the iBooks far longer than any of us would wait to get one. By the time they are done with the iBooks, none of us would likely even consider getting one except as an e-mail checking type machine.



    -Ender</strong><hr></blockquote>



    I agree. Isn't that normally schools do with their computers?
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  • Reply 4 of 11
    calercaler Posts: 29member
    Geez...News today said Henrico County kids (many) were caught using their laptops to download porn. :eek:



    Watch how this mud sticks to Apple...
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  • Reply 5 of 11
    xmogerxmoger Posts: 242member
    [quote]I can't wait until the deal ends and the market will be awash in cheap iBooks. Yummy <hr></blockquote>

    Yeah, I can't wait to get some antiquated laptop thats been cared for by responsible 7th graders for a few years.



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  • Reply 6 of 11
    macaddictmacaddict Posts: 1,055member
    Hey! Some 7th graders are responsible!



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  • Reply 7 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacAddict:

    <strong>Hey! Some 7th graders are responsible!



    </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Yeah, I was when I was in 7th grade, but not many kids are.
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  • Reply 8 of 11
    macaddictmacaddict Posts: 1,055member
    Sure you were, EmAn...
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  • Reply 9 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by MacAddict:

    <strong>Sure you were, EmAn... </strong><hr></blockquote>



    Of course I was. When I registered here I was still in 7th grade. By judging from my earlier posts at AI you could tell how responsible and mature I was, right?
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  • Reply 10 of 11
    fran441fran441 Posts: 3,715member
    You mean you're responsible and mature now?



    I'd say more, but some foolish person gave you moderation powers.



    (Just kidding if you don't get it. I know that sometimes it takes high school kids a while to pick up on humor. )
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  • Reply 11 of 11
    emaneman Posts: 7,204member
    [quote]Originally posted by Fran441:

    <strong>You mean you're responsible and mature now?



    I'd say more, but some foolish person gave you moderation powers.



    (Just kidding if you don't get it. I know that sometimes it takes high school kids a while to pick up on humor. )</strong><hr></blockquote>



    LOL, yeah I got it.



    When it comes to AI I guess I really haven't matured much over the past almost 2 years. Oh well.
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