As the Apple Turns: Scene 4146: You Gotta Spend To Save (8/15/03)

You Gotta Spend To Save (8/15/03)

By now you're all well aware that AtAT is not only your one-stop shop for all your snarky melodramatic Mac-themed commentary needs, but also the place to go for tips on fabulous deals and once-in-a-lifetime values on high-caliber merchandise that will improve the quality of your lives. Sort of. Well, at least we occasionally tell you how to score free iPods by winning and/or presenting major entertainment awards. That counts, right?

Well, here's the latest tip we're going to share with you: how you can get Mac OS X for just $25, with a free copy of Keynote thrown in, to boot. But wait, there's more! You also get twelve months' worth of telephone tech support for your shiny new operating system via AppleCare Professional SupportLine & Tools and a copy of "Getting Started with Mac OS X" self-paced training software. All together, that's a value of... um... well, let's see, $129 for Mac OS X, $99 for Keynote... figure maybe fifty bucks for the AppleCare... training software... carry the 2... well, it's a lot. Like, maybe $400 or something. And you get it for the low, low price of just twenty-five clams!

"Gee whillikers, that is indeed a super deal, AtAT," we can hear you say. "But it sounds too good to be true! What's the catch?" No catch, my friend; these are just the terrific values you spot when you tune in to AtAT. Well, that and you have to be buying Mac OS X for at least a thousand Macs, but hey, everyone buys in bulk, right? It's no different from buying a fifty-gallon drum of tartar sauce from Costco, and who hasn't done that?

Well, okay, there's one more catch: you sort of have to be a school district. But surely the act of purchasing 999 extra second-hand Macs, scattering them across a few abandoned buildings you can pick up for cheap, hiring teachers, and getting your properties accredited as official educational institutions is a negligible hassle to undergo in order to qualify for the incredible money-saving offer of Mac OS X and Keynote plus phone support plus training software for just $25 per Mac, right? So hop to it! Get those schools up and running and then take advantage of Apple's Mac OS X District License Program; it's just been extended through September 27th, so you've got plenty of time.

Hey, and once your schools have their educatin' mojo goin' on and you're enjoying your thousand $25 copies of Mac OS X, maybe you can school Apple's web gnomes a bit. Check out this quote from the District License Program page: "If your district has less than 1000 Mac OS X-capable systems, please call 1-800-747-7483. One of our Apple Software representatives will assist you with a offer that meets your needs." Less than 1000 systems? A offer? We is appalled.

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The above scene was taken from the 8/15/03 episode:

August 15, 2003: It's the iMac's fifth birthday-- everybody booze up and riot! Meanwhile, Blaster may not have affected us much, but we Mac OS X users have our own security hole to worry about, and there's a great way to buy Mac OS X bundled with Keynote for just $25 per Mac, but there's a catch or two...

Other scenes from that episode:

4144: It's 125 In Computer Years (8/15/03) If you ask us, time's plowing forward way too fast these days. Can you believe that today marks the iMac's fifth birthday? That's right, it was exactly five years ago today that the iMac's original incarnation burst forth from Apple's forehead clad in Bondi Blue armor, carrying within it depths of wisdom that only now have become understood by the world at large...
4145: Sharing The Love (& Panic) (8/15/03) No fair! Between the Blaster worm turning the world's Wintel networks into soup and that "nine-second event" that plunged most of the Northeast into darkness and chaos, this has been a great week to engage in that delightful calorie-burning activity known as "blind panic."...

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