Is it true? Could Apple be leaving the educational market behind in an attempt to increase revenue? Maybe there is another reason behind this move: supply and demand?

According to the Penn State Computer Store:

“Due to Apple canceling the student licensing program, Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard will only be available for personal purchase to Penn State students, faculty, and staff as this boxed version.”

Despite the lack of Apple products at the satellite campus I attended, Penn State has always had excellent relations with Apple. I was able to obtain new versions of Mac OS X for cheap while there, but now it seems as though prices have sky-rocketed with the release of Leopard. Panther cost $5 -total- shipped to my dorm, Tiger $20 shipped, but Leopard weighs in at a hefty $69, plus shipping through the PSU Computer Store. I totally understand the supply and demand principle, but is Apple digging into the wrong people’s pockets?

I wonder what Wozniak thinks of this.

how can you get it for $69 plus shipping?

PSU computer store. *I edited the post to make that more clear.

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