[ale] LCD Monitor

Charles Marcus CharlesM at Media-Brokers.com
Mon Jul 29 17:11:18 EDT 2002


>>> My school bought me a new P4 Gateway that came with
>>> a 18" Flat screen LCD monitor.

>> Hmmmm. Must be nice. But don't you mean, your school
>> used funds it took by force from some other hard-
>> working men and women to buy you a new computer?
>>
>> I'm just curious - what in the heck is your school
>> doing buying you a computer????  Where do I sign up
>> for mine??

> It's an increasingly common practice. However it
> generally isn't as you charactarize it.

Ahem.  Dennis characterized it like this - I simply took him at his word.

> The cost of the machine gets rolled into the tuition
> as some fee or another. The school gets a great deal
> because they shop around for a 1000 to 2000 machine
> price, garnering significant discounts. The student
> and family pays for the remainder.

Actually, I kinda figured that was the case, but I've been wanting a nice
big LCD monitor myself, and when I saw that he got one for 'free', I
couldn't help myself - I lobbed a grenade.

;)

Charles


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