College meets crowdsourcing with Microsoft's "Fund a PC" ChipIn campaign

Do you want a nifty new Windows PC to help you pound out homework, but can't afford the cost of a touchscreen device? Microsoft has the solution: Bug your friends and family! Microsoft's bizarre new ChipIn service is designed to help you "crowdsource your new Windows PC for college." To get the giving off on the right foot, the company's tossing in a 10 percent discount off the top and preinstalling a copy of Office 365 University. That's a lotta PCs to choose from! (Click to enlarge.) After cho...