Jon Forrest wrote:
Another reason why some vendors are willing to sell stuff at reduced prices to universities is for visibility. The thinking is that when grad students (finally) graduate and go off into industry, they'll want to buy the same stuff they used when they were students. I'm not sure how valid this approach is, but I don't argue with it.
Heh ... I deleted that section of one of my responses. There isn't a lot of data to support the notion that they will go out into the world and buy the same stuff. They will often go for the best deals.
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