MacBook Neo education discount reduced (again!)
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Apple squeezing the MacBook Neo education discount is a reminder that AI-capable client hardware won't stay subsidized forever. If your roadmap assumes cheap student-grade AI laptops, revisit TCO and consider browser-based or shared-compute options.
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