Originally posted by CalfCanuck
Of all the people on this forum, I haven't forgotten teachers - the irony is that for the last 5 years I been working on educational software.
But I for one know how price sensative the educational market is. While some schools might buy projectors in those numbers, there are already MANY different models to chose from, from many diffrerent vendors. All of these companies would love an order for 80 or 90 units. Apple would have to have a product that is feature AND price competitive, no small order.
But my main point was that Apple needs to address the CORE of their product line in 2004, not be distracted by these incidentals.
When looking at education, if Apple came out with a great new replacement for the eMac (just as one example), they would sell 500,000 of their own products rather than 2000 repackaged projectors made by someone else. And try to gain back some of the market share of education that they've lost these last 3-4 years.
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True, true --- I agree,
BUT there is a madness to his method
( And thank you for your work in edsw ! )
Sadly, the funds are not lacking.
Our District just put four new winbox systems in each classroom.
Most teachers find them a nuisance because with only four vs. 37 kids in a room that is packed elbow-to-elbow, the question of who gets to use them creates more wasted time/effort than learning. Also, they came with no ed. software and license issues take forever at my school.
Also, teachers now have to watch/process vandalism, porno access, illegal downloads, viruses by the bushel, theft,...
Why not collect them into a lab ?
Because then we lose the idiot bumper-sticker : "Computers In Every Classroom" .
*** Just two of those systems would pay for a Toshiba TLP-S30 and a loaded iBook,
APC UPS, WACOM tablet. ******
New teachers are sucked dry of cash and energy by the Universities' racket : Emergency Credential course work.
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In my school, I was first to break down and dish out my own cash for my own system.
Word-of-mouth from my kids was awesome.
Next semester, 3 more teachers were emulating me, despite University vampire racket.
Now, as a big turnaround, my supervisor says he wishes he had known how useful projector/laptop sets are -- would have ordered some as I had SUGGESTED vehemently.
(1) So, the market is there for this.
(2) Every projector will sell a laptop.
(3) Apple makes great iBooks.
... I think SJ knows what he is doing:
As with ITMS & iPods , the real profits come from the *other* (iPod : iBook) associated sale.
--- see ????
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