Massively discounted Surface RTs for education

[cgk]

Today Microsoft announced a new program that will see schools around the world able to purchase the company’s Surface RT tablet hybrid in bulk at a reduced per-unit rate.
The program is quite simple: Surface devices will be sold to schools at low prices. The restriction is that only the 32 gigabyte, Windows RT-based model is part of the program. Here are the prices schools will be offered:

Surface RT (32GB) – $199 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $499)
Surface RT (32GB) with Touch Keyboard Cover – $249 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $599)
Surface RT (32GB) with Type Keyboard Cover – $289 USD (Estimated Retail Price is $629)
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As you can see, those discounts stretch past the 50% mark. The program will last from today, June 17 to August 31, 2013. Both K-12 schools and universities are eligible. The following countries are where the program is active:

Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, China (via Digital China), Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Russia, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and the United States.
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Microsoft introduces global program to sell massively discounted Surface RT tablets to schools - The Next Web


I'm still not seeing a need for one but might of interest to fellow forum members connected to education or who are students.

 

[AbsoluteZerow]

Wow, that's nice. I wonder how a student would take advantage of this promotion. Anyone have further details on how to order one with the said discounts?

 

[cgk]

Better story than landfill I guess.

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[Mocah]

Wow, that's nice. I wonder how a student would take advantage of this promotion. Anyone have further details on how to order one with the said discounts?

Yeah, I'm wondering too. I think its only for bulk orders, though.

Edit: It's only for schools, and not available to individuals... According to The Verge.
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4439576/microsoft-surface-rt-school-discount-199