HouseofMike

A rush to purchase $50 used laptops turned into a violent stampede Tuesday, with people getting thrown to the pavement, beaten with a folding chair and nearly driven over. One woman went so far as to wet herself rather than surrender her place in line. [continue]

New iBooks cost between $999 and $2000 depending what accessories you get.
All this for a 4 year old laptop?
Seems like the school district lost some money on this, they could have easily made another 50k or 100k.

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