My textbooks for one subject this next semester are $175 and includes compulsory software that's only for Windows! We don't run Windows in our house - I use a Mac, and DH runs Linux on the other laptops/desktop. We can reboot the desktop into Windows, but DH needs it in Linux generally for what he does so we'll be constantly rebooting, and I don't know if the CD drive in it even works.
I wish my university would get with the times!
I wish my university would get with the times!