[Wylug-discuss] "Microsoft Office 'not the only way for schools' "

[Jeremy M. Harmer]

Silicon has a story today listing 'six credible alternatives to 
Microsoft Office', listing OpenOffice as one:
http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39165225,00.htm

I am interested in MS's reply - "Teachers are pushing Office 2003 hard" 
- I know they do not push it hard at our kids primary school... ok 
perhaps not what MS meant but I wonder just how 'hard' Office is pushed 
in any school.

My kids told their teachers about Linux and Open Office and received a 
blank reply - possibly because at 7 and 8 years old no-one expected the 
question from them.

Does anyone actually have a feel for this from their own schools?

Jeremy.