Microsoft, just like Apple, usually runs a major back-to-school
promotion every summer that is meant to give students (and their
parents) some extra incentives to buy a new computer. The company’s just-announced back-to-school deal for the U.S. and Canada
is pretty much the same as last year’s. A year ago, Microsoft gave
students who bought a new PC and Xbox 360 and this year it’s doing
exactly the same.
There are some difference to last year’s program, though. This time
around, Microsoft isn’t just partnering with Best Buy in the U.S., but
also with Dell.com, Fry’s Electronics, HPDirect and NewEgg.com (its own Microsoft stores,
of course, will also honor this promotion. In Canada, students can buy
their PCs from Best Buy, Dell.ca, Future Shop, Staples and The Source.
The program is scheduled to start on May 20 in the U.S and May 18 in
Canada. To be eligible, students need to buy a Windows PC worth at least
$699 ($599 in Canada).
