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They do get discounts on Apple hardware from Apple of around 10% though (we did at my university at least).

When I bought my Macbook for college, Apple gave me a $100 gift card for the app store because I was a student[1].

[1]: http://appleinsider.com/articles/14/07/01/apples-back-to-sch...

If Apple gave you the laptop for free and paid you that money, it would be comparable.

Apple probably would if they could get away with it.

"If you're a thin, attractive student at an Ivy league university, you get a free Apple suite of hardware, continually renewed until you've finished your studies!"

I don't know why they haven't already done it.

Why do it when the thin, attractive students are already buying the Apple products?