[Wylug-discuss] PDA's in schools

[Stephen Patterson]

On 10 Jan 07, ALLEN, David (David.ALLEN at eur.crowncork.com) wrote:
> The guy running the project is a ex-head teacher and had no experience
> of computers/systems, so the first thing he did was go straight to
> Microsoft. No other technology was even looked at. Microsoft naturally
> jumped at the opportunity of selling 10,000's of PDA's to British school
> kids and gave him lots of free kit, trips to the states etc.

An unusually timely report from Computer Business Review via Slashdot
http://www.cbronline.com/article_news.asp?guid=BDD20D68-FDBF-4E1C-BA77-BBA4B7CA6061

"UK schools at risk of Microsoft lock-in, says government report

UK schools and colleges that have signed up to Microsoft Corp's academic
licensing programs face the 'significant potential' of being locked in to the
company's software, according to an interim review by the UK government agency
responsible for technology in education."

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