[Gllug] Schools Software

Bernard Peek bap at shrdlu.com
Sun Apr 6 15:49:50 UTC 2008


Christopher Hunter wrote:
> English schools appear to have a vendor lock-in to "Research Machines".
> RM generally sell very overpriced Windoze-based rubbish (they were the
> last company in Europe to still stock an 80186-based machine!).
> Apparently, RM are now selling the Asus Eee for schools use (at a vastly
> inflated priice), with the Xandros OS left intact!
>
>   
I bought my Eee from RM at below Asus list price. They were selling them at a discount to anyone who has school-age children. Or at least claimed to have.

 

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