Apple's 'field trip' event aims iPad at Chromebook territory

Apple's 'field trip' event aims iPad at Chromebook territory

6 years ago
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https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-ipad-preps-for-its-do-over-in-education-event-vs-google-chromebooks/

Five years ago, Apple appeared to own the education market.

Its iPad was selling like crazy, and Apple partnered with major publishers to digitize their textbooks. Many schools bought the tablet — most notably, Apple won a $1.3 billion deal with the Los Angeles Unified School District to provide nearly 700,000 iPads bundled with Pearson curriculum for every student and teacher in LA.