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[News] Microsoft Settles Antitrust Case, Gives Schools $80 Million for Microsoftware

Microsoft to Give Florida Schools $80M

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| The qualifying schools will get vouchers that can be used to receive 
| reimbursements for purchases of any manufacturer's computers running any 
| operating system and software used with those products.
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Sound good, eh?

Read on.

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| Half the money must be used for software and the other half for hardware
| and other services including curriculum development, training and
| supplemental services for school administrators.
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"Half the money _MUST_ be used for software", i.e. forget about OSS and
Linux.

http://biz.yahoo.com/ap/060817/fl_microsoft_settlement.html?.v=1

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