Re: Nathan vs Rubywand: Choose sides?

[Doede Boomsma <dboomsma@sci.kun.nl>]

> Would it help to point out to these guys that alot of software 
> publishers often offer insanely large discounts to students?


They don't care because they can get it for free anyway.
And actually, I haven't seen a student-discount in the Netherlands -ever. 
If you walk into a computer store (no matter what kind of), they never 
have discounts. The Apple dealers don't either, but less than 1% of the 
students here has a Mac (that's my guess).

The situation here is quite different from the USA. I have the feeling 
that computer use is much more promoted on your side of the big ocean. We 
don't use computers that much on school/ university.

What you all should know: I called the Apple Assistance Center last week. 
I had a question about the PPC 4400 and we somehow switched to the "big 
software question" as we are discussing now. You'll never believe that 
this spokesman of Apple said "that using software illegaly is normal 
during your study time, and buying comes when you have a job, and when 
it's affordable to you"... and I just bought OS 8... :-)

	--Doede