Re:M4 Mac mini's efficiency
by tshaddox on Tuesday November 12, 2024 @06:23PM
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It's not like they're taking a loss from educational purchases. It's just price discrimination. You might as well say "if we all started using newspaper coupons we can say goodbye to those discounts."
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But that IS actually true, that if everyone used a coupon, the coupon would eventually go away or become weaker.
The expected percentage of people using a coupon is often part of the calculation (however vague) when deciding the coupon.
Likewise, the expected percentage of people using the education discount is part of Apple's calculation. Even if they lose money on the device (which I personally think is unlikely), they'll make it back from subscriptions and their cut of app store purchases.