[Sussex] Fw: Government response to petition 'nonMSschools'

[Jacqui Caren]

Alex Harrington wrote:
>> Also they hire the licences not on a per mahcine basis but on 
>> a per head basis which is a *lot* mroe expensive for a school 
>> with a small number of machines.
> 
> Which is why any sensible network manager has a select agreement instead
> and either buys Windows OEM with machines or retail box - as it works
> out a lot cheaper in the long run.

Unless the school head has the budget and is "wined and dined" and ignores
the IT bod. Then you get whatever choice the head makes - the IT bod walks
for a better job and the PFY takes over as head of IT.

Pretty much decribes many of the local schools in my current home town :-(