Tech companies that offer discounts usually cater to college students. What about young professionals who want to continue learning?
Most students receive financial support from their parents and have ample disposable income for products like GitHub [0,1,2]. Recent grads who want to keep learning about technology are more in need of discounts.
I'm not discrediting GitHub's campaign — I'm happy that the company is reaching out to students. It's just that the trend toward offering students discounts is somewhat misguided and shortsighted.
That's an incredibly classist point of view. I have plenty of friends at a top institution that can barely afford rent and to eat after their 2 hour commute. If they had to, sure, they'd find a way to sacrifice something to pay for github, but it surely isn't "ample disposable income." Please look outside your bubble.
I think you might have misunderstood my comment. Consider where your friends will be after they graduate.
If they're having financial trouble now, those trouble will likely be exacerbated when they first try to enter the workforce.
I'm advocating that companies not only extend financial support to students, but offer ongoing assistance to those students as they try to start their careers.
I think your friends - and all young professionals - could benefit from those incentives.
Most students receive financial support from their parents and have ample disposable income for products like GitHub [0,1,2]. Recent grads who want to keep learning about technology are more in need of discounts.
I'm not discrediting GitHub's campaign — I'm happy that the company is reaching out to students. It's just that the trend toward offering students discounts is somewhat misguided and shortsighted.
[0] http://news.byu.edu/archive12-apr-payingforcollege.aspx [1] http://www.nytimes.com/2013/01/15/education/parents-financia... [2] http://www.usatodayeducate.com/staging/index.php/choice/who-...