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Duke University Students Receive iPods

Posted by michael on from the they'll-be-up-on-ebay-soon dept.

DSLAMngu writes "Freshman students at Duke University received their complimentary/paid for (however you want to look at it) iPod portable music players on Thurday. This deal was previously mentioned on /. here. After waiting in line, I eventually got my Duke-engraved iPod at about 9:00 PM with the rest of the freshmen at Brown dorm. I've written about the experience at my blog, and also included a copy of the Program Agreement and some photos of what the students received."

4 of 308 comments (clear)

  1. Great. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    I thought universities were in the business of teaching, not hardware/music distribution.

    Still, it explains the stupidly high tuitions.

  2. University of New Jersey at Durham by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    How the UNJ wind up in Durham?

  3. Simpsons Did It! by BRock97 · · Score: 1, Troll

    "Arghhh, my eyes. The goggles do nothing!"
    -- McBain

    Rather appropriate for this guy's background.

    --

    Bryan R.
    The price of freedom is eternal vigilance, or $12.50 as seen on eBay.....
  4. Re:Why? by Eskarel · · Score: 0, Troll
    Ok, I will say that portable mp3/ogg/etc style music players are something which will stick around.

    However, that said, the iPod is a fad. It is more expensive than comparable devices and from what I've read not that substantially better. It has two major selling points. 1) iTunes 2) It's cool. We've all seen the ads for iPod's which one do they plug? Don't recall them even mentioning iTunes in most of them, it's just sort of vaguely indie shadows dancing around.