With the digital media perks being dangled to the student this year (subsidized online music services, iPods, movie services, Wi-Fi etc), critics warn that students may be acting as marketing guinea pigs for providers of digital lifestyle gear and services.
Some say that the giveaways may have more to do with helping schools compete for students in an increasingly competitive educational market and that they raise serious questions about school budget priorities.
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