The actuel Prime future...

[Don Shepherd]

(08-21-2014 01:04 PM)cutterjohn Wrote:  TI-83+/84+: HTF do they get away selling 1980s(have they changed the firmware on those much since then?) tech for more than I can order a 50g(c. $90 now online) or a Prime(c. $115 now)?

I've often wondered why that TI-84 is priced at $119 (or more!) at Office Depot instead of the $15 it ought to be. It probably has a lot to do with too many teachers "recommending" the TI-84 to their students, and TI supplying classroom calculators to schools at a whole lot less than $119 a pop. Parents don't want their kids to be left behind in math class, God knows it's tough enough as it is. Talk about a "cash cow." Eventually, smart phones will end the education calculator market permanently, so TI is cashing in while it can.