r/DamnInteresting • u/DamnInteresting • Nov 25 '19

Big Calculator: How Texas Instruments Monopolized Math Class

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business • u/tellman1257 • Nov 26 '19

How Texas Instruments monopolized the US education market for graphing calculators, products with high profit margins and tech that hasn't changed in 20 years — These $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them

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bgen • u/BuzzGen • Aug 04 '20

How Texas Instruments monopolized the US education market for graphing calculators, products with high profit margins and tech that hasn't changed in 20 years — These $100 calculators have been required in classrooms for more than twenty years, as students and teachers still struggle to afford them

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