# Apple is outselling Windows PC at UB

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880>\
**Category:** NYSpeed Off Topic\
**Created:** [August 7, 2008, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880 "2008-08-07T10:08:59Z")\
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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:19pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880/21 "2008-08-07T13:19:12Z")

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> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> I think that it also has something to do with the financial situation of parents.
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> UB has been getting more and more strict in the past few years as far as acceptance of students. This means that in general, you will find more and more smart kids with rich parents on campus. that means that their rich parents will buy them whatever they want. UB has stepped it up a few notches in the past 5 years and it shows.

True on a lot of rich kids, but there are still a good amount of dumb poor kids.

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:22pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880/22 "2008-08-07T13:22:38Z")

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> [@camarojoe](#):
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> True on a lot of rich kids, but there are still a good amount of dumb poor kids.

those are the ones buying the cheap dells

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**Author:** ![camarojoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c67d28/32.png) [@camarojoe](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/camarojoe)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880/23 "2008-08-07T13:35:33Z")

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> [@boardjnky4](#):
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> those are the ones buying the cheap dells

They get in the SNAP program :eyebrow:

[http://www.ubmicro.buffalo.edu/1/snap.php](http://www.ubmicro.buffalo.edu/1/snap.php)

Coming in with more jewelry than Don King, an iPhone, and designer clothes… but they have financial assistance

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**Author:** ![boardjnky4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/96bed5/32.png) [@boardjnky4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/boardjnky4)\
**Post date:** [August 7, 2008, 1:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/apple-is-outselling-windows-pc-at-ub/52880/24 "2008-08-07T13:40:08Z")

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> [@camarojoe](#):
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> They get in the SNAP program :eyebrow:
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> [http://www.ubmicro.buffalo.edu/1/snap.php](http://www.ubmicro.buffalo.edu/1/snap.php)
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> Coming in with more jewelry than Don King, an iPhone, and designer clothes… but they have financial assistance

yeah I used to work in the freshman move-in tents when I was a help desker. They would all come to us looking for their snap computers. i never knew what the hell that was.

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