Apple Computers have a scheme for those in the education circle. Educators can purchase their products at a reduce price. Kind of like their community project, I suppose.Previously only available online, they have since opened up the education purchase scheme to physical resellers as well. However, one is appalled with the policies of a company that set out as an anti-establishment.
One had been trying to purchase a new MacBook Pro for the longest time. With the advent of the open policy for education purchase, one thought it the best time to do so. Unfortunately, this is where there is a bureaucratic spanner in the works.
“We don’t have the stocks meant for education purchases…” came the reply since I had been calling the various shop fronts.
“You don’t have any computer stocks right now?” incredulous that a computer shop front should be out of their bread and butter product.
“Yes we do,” indignant reply, “but they are not for education prices… only for regular purchases.”
One wonders, is there a difference between an education price computer and another for regular prices? Is one supposed to perform better, thus explaining the clear segregation of stocks? Can the invoicing not be paper played to transfer stocks on the manifest later?
What is the point of telling the public that education purchases are now available when it is impossible to make a purchase immediately?
Despite being an Apple user for the past 12 years, one cannot help but be thoroughly disappointed with this supposedly alternative organization. It began with the techno-regressive iPhone, the spec-retard MacBook Air, the disappointing MobileMe and currently culminating in this… the anachronic-bureacratic policy.
One wonders, what’s next? Perhaps, we shouldn’t be surprised/disappointed anymore…? David hath become the Goliath.
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