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Google's $99 Chromebook offer for teachers sells out in one day

article published on 10 December, 2012

Earlier today, Google announced that it would offer the Samsung Series 5 Chromebook for $99 to public school teachers. Through a partnership with online charity DonorsChoose.org, the company was offering the cheap Chromebooks for the price including management and support. With its announcement, Google wrote: "To help budget-strapped classrooms across the country, we're working with ... [ read the full article ]

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KSib
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_ 		11. December 2012 @ 00:05 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nice
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Notcow
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_ 		11. December 2012 @ 00:15 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Nice for what they did, but it seems like a lazy publicity stunt. I wouldn't be the least bit upset if they didn't "sell out". Seems to me that they said to the public "We'll give schools cheap laptops at reduced profit to us, because we care about your children", then they promptly ran out and forgot about it. Seems underhanded.
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aldan
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_ 		11. December 2012 @ 02:06 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
yeah,how many were available in the first place?
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cart0181
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_ 		12. December 2012 @ 11:52 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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To help budget-strapped classrooms across the country
Awwwww! Isn't that nice! Such a warm-fuzzy. Let's all snuggle up to uncle Google now kids.

What a PR stunt. I gotta hand it to them. People fall for this stuff. Why not employ these business tactics?

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