[TriLUG] MS gets smart - strikes deal with universities

[Chris Merrill]

Matt Matthews wrote:
> Why isn't this considered "dumping" product onto the market at abnormally 
 > low prices? I thought that in certain circumstances this was illegal.

Because it isn't available to everyone.  In this case, only
educational institutions are qualified for the pricing.  Giving
large discounts to educational institutions has been done by
many companies, for instance: Apple.  I doubt they could get
hit for dumping in this case.


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