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"us " <us@neurol.unizh.ch> wrote in message
<fqstuq$dfb$1@fred.mathworks.com>...
> "Hui ":
> <SNIP on TMW's policy for ML's student's edition...
> 
> having used ML since 1986 - and having taught ML for and 
> thereby inspired literally thousands(!) of students for two 
> decades+ - i completely agree with and second the OP's 

I agree completely. I teach courses in which Matlab is an
essential numerical and programming tool to about 250
engineering students per year. TMW shouldn't treat the
students as second-class customers.  That is unbelievably
shortsighted. 

Petr Krysl