You dont pay for the software in your tuition fees, (well not much) - The software companies give it to the university at a vast discount, so that you learn to use it, and hopefully use it in you job, providing them with a market. Just like microsoft give windows away almost free with new PCs.
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How can you all afford to go to university?!?
In the UK, tuition is ~ 1k/year, wherever you go.
$30 / year ?!?!?!?!?!
You dont pay for the software in your tuition fees, (well not much) - The software companies give it to the university at a vast discount, so that you learn to use it, and hopefully use it in you job, providing them with a market. Just like microsoft give windows away almost free with new PCs.
At the moment?
I think you mean for all eternity untill the laws of physics break...
When they announced the ps2 specs, they looked impressive... Look at it now.