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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by gowld on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:18PM (#18312030)
iPads are cheaper than laptops, and it has to be Apple because Apples are pretty.
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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by imjustsaying on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:52PM (#18312253)
Agreed, although I'm not sure iPads are cheaper than budget laptops even after whatever subsidy Apple may give schools to do vendor lock-in.

This doesn't bode well for the "Are schools daycares or for skill development?" debate.

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