Apple prioritizes computer prices for students and teachers

Statement by Apple Computer Inc. On July 5, the company will start selling the $ 899 iMac PC version for the education market, focusing primarily on students and teachers.

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Apple iMac 17-inch

According to Apple, the new iMac will have a 17-inch liquid crystal display; integrated latest chip version of Intel - Core Duo; and install the latest Macintosh operating system.

The iMac model will replace eMac, Apple's previous PC version. iMac will be equipped with many multimedia applications to build websites with blogs and photos.

It is known that Apple has started a policy to reduce the price of computers for students and teachers since the early 80s to compete with similar programs of IBM, Dell and HP on the supposedly "fat" education market. This is ".

About 12% of Apple's net revenue in 2005 is from the education market (in the US), including elementary, secondary and high schools.