View this article at: http://www.macnn.com/articles/03/11/25/hp.outbids.apple/ Tuesday, Nov 25, 2003 8:10am Apple loses Michigan 6th grade laptop bid Apple, which had won an initial pilot project for the implementation of laptops for all 130,000 sixth graders in Michigan, has lost the final recommendation to Hewlett Packard (HP). HP pledged to charge the districts no more than $275 per student per year in the program, which would includ laptop computers, technical support, insurance and training for the "Freedom to Learn" program.