[Wolves] BBC Technology poll - vote now :-)

[Chris Maggs]

Never thought of it like that, but I suppose it depends on the cost
per PC. For example, if they have 10 PCs that have something other
than Windows on them, then that totals £500 a year wasted (assuming
£50 per PC)

Chris


On 26/10/2007, Mark Harrison <Mark at yourpropertyexpert.com> wrote:
> Chris Maggs wrote:
> > Just after I voted, this story popped up!
> >
> > http://newsvote.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/7063716.stm
> >
> > Great read, and I was outraged by the following section :
> >
> > [QUOTE]
> > But a spokesman for Becta said the problem was that Microsoft required
> > schools to have licences for every PC in a school that might use its
> > software, whether they were actually doing so or running something
> > else.
> > [END QUOTE]
> >
> > Chris
> >
> Out of interest, why were you outraged? It's not an unreasonable offer
> for MS to make:
>
> "Look, Mr. IT Manager, either you keep accurate records of which PCs
> have which applications, and work out the bill, or you just pay us £50
> [1] per PC per year and you can install any applications you want".
>
> [1] I've no idea what the figure actually is - the £50 is plucked out of
> thin air.
>
>
> I don't use Linux because I have some "moral horror" at MS - I use it
> because it's cheaper, faster and better.
>
>
> Mark
>
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