The absence of one or more particular universities is not proof of the original assertion. Many universities decline many offers.
Shmuel Metz writes: >Yes, IBM used to give schools deep discounts without requiring >that the systems be used only for classwork. That wasn't part of the original assertion. But, since you raised the point, should IBM be providing free computing solutions for non-instructional uses to organizations that often charge hefty tuition rates and which have more accumulated wealth than many entire nations? I don't know the answer to that question, but in principle it's reasonable for anybody providing something of high value free of charge to set a couple boundaries. If a university donor is providing millions of dollars to build and maintain a new swimming pool and to provide scholarship aid to poor students, she doesn't expect her money to be used to pay for the university president's private car service: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/cuny_perk_is_car_ick_JVb1wlLCyVawz0BjtLJBkL There's also the wee little problem, according to the history books I've read, that, for a period of time, IBM couldn't set its own prices exactly as it wished. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Timothy Sipples GMU VCT Architect Executive (Based in Singapore) E-Mail: [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
