Apple & Microsoft "partner" with Universities:
http://news.com.com/2100-1025_3-5347538.html

Some comments, from the middle of the article:

  Others said the giveaways may have more to do
  with helping schools compete for students in an
  increasingly competitive educational market and
  that they raise serious questions about school
  budget priorities.

  "The people in admissions want to leverage whatever
  they can to enhance the school's appeal to
  prospective students," Skill said. "And that often
  translates into who can give away the most toys and
  gadgets. But we really have to be careful in how we
  justify the added cost when we continually raise
  tuition and fees."


Enjoying my books-on-iPod,

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